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Italian sausage raw vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between italian sausage raw and tofu

  • Italian sausage raw has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, tofu has more calcium, manganese, copper, and iron.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 67% more.
  • Tofu is lower in cholesterol.
  • Italian sausage raw has a higher glycemic index than tofu.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sausage, Italian, pork, raw and Tofu, raw, firm, 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 10% 5.4% 22% 44% 27% 49% 61% 95% 7.6% 135%
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 41% 205% 21% 100% 126% 43% 81% 1.8% 154% 95%
Contains more ZincZinc +14%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +314.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3694.4%
Contains more IronIron +125.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +372.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1936.2%
~equal in Potassium ~237mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 142% 39% 61% 31% 69% 114% 0% 6% 0%
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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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +259.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +753%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +283.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian sausage raw Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 18mg 683mg 67%
Manganese 0.058mg 1.181mg 49%
Saturated fat 11.27g 1.261g 45%
Vitamin B12 0.91µg 0µg 38%
Fats 31.33g 8.72g 35%
Vitamin B1 0.568mg 0.158mg 34%
Copper 0.08mg 0.378mg 33%
Sodium 731mg 14mg 31%
Monounsaturated fat 14.34g 1.925g 31%
Cholesterol 76mg 0mg 25%
Iron 1.18mg 2.66mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.25mg 0.381mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.092mg 16%
Selenium 24.8µg 17.4µg 13%
Calories 346kcal 144kcal 10%
Magnesium 14mg 58mg 10%
Fiber 0g 2.3g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.51mg 0.133mg 8%
Phosphorus 142mg 190mg 7%
Protein 14.25g 17.27g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.03g 4.921g 6%
Folate 8µg 29µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.102mg 5%
Zinc 1.79mg 1.57mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.2mg 2%
Carbs 0.65g 2.78g 1%
Net carbs 0.65g 0.48g N/A
Potassium 253mg 237mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.114mg 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.563mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.52mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.956mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 1.083mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.346mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.477mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.572mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.411mg 0.431mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 31% 51% 3%
Protein: 14.25 g
Fats: 31.33 g
Carbs: 0.65 g
Water: 51.08 g
Other: 2.69 g
Tofu
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17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +259.3%
Contains more OtherOther +92.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +327.7%
Contains more WaterWater +36.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 48% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.27 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.03 g
Tofu
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.261 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.925 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.921 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +644.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.1%

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. Italian sausage raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171631/nutrients
  2. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172475/nutrients

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

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