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Napa cabbage vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between napa cabbage and tofu?

  • Napa cabbage has less calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B2 than tofu.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 65% higher.
  • Tofu has a lower glycemic index than napa cabbage.

We used Cabbage, napa, cooked and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
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 less SodiumSodium -21.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +625%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2255.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.4%
Contains more IronIron +259.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +293.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1021.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +481.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4250%

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3060%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +308%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +148.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Napa cabbage Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 29mg 683mg 65%
Manganese 0.203mg 1.181mg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 33%
Protein 1.1g 17.27g 32%
Selenium 0.4µg 17.4µg 31%
Copper 0.096mg 0.378mg 31%
Phosphorus 19mg 190mg 24%
Iron 0.74mg 2.66mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.158mg 13%
Fats 0.17g 8.72g 13%
Zinc 0.14mg 1.57mg 13%
Magnesium 8mg 58mg 12%
Fiber 2.3g 9%
Calories 12kcal 144kcal 7%
Saturated fat 1.261g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.102mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 5%
Potassium 87mg 237mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.092mg 4%
Folate 43µg 29µg 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0.133mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.466mg 0.381mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 1%
Carbs 2.23g 2.78g 0%
Net carbs 2.23g 0.48g N/A
Sodium 11mg 14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 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 WaterWater +37.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1470%
Contains more FatsFats +5029.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.7%
Contains more OtherOther +723.5%

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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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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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