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Focaccia vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between focaccia and tofu

  • Focaccia has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5; however, tofu is richer in calcium, iron, and copper.
  • Focaccia covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 32% more than tofu.
  • Tofu has 80 times less sodium than focaccia. Focaccia has 561mg of sodium, while tofu has 7mg.
  • Focaccia has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of focaccia is 63, while the glycemic index of tofu is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
Tofu
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +78.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +69.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.2%
~equal in Potassium ~121mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
Tofu
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +14100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +480.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +478.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1782.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +848.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +140.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +137.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +820%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +893.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Tofu DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.081mg 32%
Calcium 35mg 350mg 32%
Folate 138µg 15µg 31%
Iron 3.16mg 5.36mg 28%
Sodium 561mg 7mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0.195mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.052mg 19%
Selenium 15.9µg 8.9µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 1.056g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.068mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 2.699g 11%
Carbs 35.82g 1.87g 11%
Copper 0.091mg 0.193mg 11%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.605mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.01mg 9%
Calories 249kcal 76kcal 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0.3g 6%
Fats 7.89g 4.78g 5%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.8mg 5%
Choline 2.9mg 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.047mg 5%
Phosphorus 128mg 97mg 4%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 2.4µg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 30mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.691g 1%
Protein 8.77g 8.08g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 34.02g 1.57g N/A
Potassium 114mg 121mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 0.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 g
Tofu
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8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +65.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1815.5%
Contains more OtherOther +123.6%
Contains more WaterWater +84.2%
~equal in Protein ~8.08g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 g
Tofu
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +436.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171.5%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/nutrients
  2. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.