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Hot chocolate vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hot chocolate and tofu

  • Hot chocolate has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin D, and vitamin B5; however, tofu has more iron, manganese, calcium, selenium, and copper.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for iron is 62% more.
  • Tofu is lower in saturated fat.
  • Hot chocolate has a higher glycemic index than tofu.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade 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 16% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
Tofu
Tofu
8
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 PotassiumPotassium +62.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207%
Contains more IronIron +1176.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +27%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4553.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +229.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
Tofu
Tofu
6
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 CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +382.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot chocolate Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.42mg 5.36mg 62%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.605mg 26%
Calcium 114mg 350mg 24%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 0µg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.084g 2.699g 17%
Selenium 2.7µg 8.9µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.052mg 10%
Copper 0.103mg 0.193mg 10%
Protein 3.52g 8.08g 9%
Vitamin D 45IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin A 51µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.068mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.081mg 4%
Fats 2.34g 4.78g 4%
Saturated fat 1.431g 0.691g 3%
Folate 5µg 15µg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 10.74g 1.87g 3%
Fiber 1g 0.3g 3%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.8mg 2%
Choline 15.6mg 28.8mg 2%
Sodium 44mg 7mg 2%
Potassium 197mg 121mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 2.4µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.677g 1.056g 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.047mg 1%
Phosphorus 105mg 97mg 1%
Calories 77kcal 76kcal 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 9.74g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 9.66g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.195mg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.169mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.305mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.201mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.067mg 0.221mg 0%
Fructose 0.01g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
Tofu
Tofu
3
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 CarbsCarbs +474.3%
Contains more OtherOther +31.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +129.5%
Contains more FatsFats +104.3%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
Tofu
Tofu
3
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3113.1%

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. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/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.