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Olive vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are olive and tofu different?

  • Olive is higher in iron; however, tofu is richer in calcium, manganese, selenium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for tofu is 60% higher.
  • Olive contains 53 times more sodium than tofu. While olive contains 735mg of sodium, tofu contains only 14mg.

Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Olive
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 IronIron +24.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +676.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2862.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +613.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5805%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1833.3%

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.
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +350%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +929.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +786.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +922.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 88mg 683mg 60%
Manganese 0.02mg 1.181mg 50%
Protein 0.84g 17.27g 33%
Sodium 735mg 14mg 31%
Selenium 0.9µg 17.4µg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 4.921g 27%
Phosphorus 3mg 190mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 1.925g 15%
Copper 0.251mg 0.378mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.158mg 13%
Magnesium 4mg 58mg 13%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.57mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Iron 3.3mg 2.66mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.102mg 8%
Folate 0µg 29µg 7%
Potassium 8mg 237mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.092mg 6%
Fiber 3.2g 2.3g 4%
Fats 10.68g 8.72g 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 0.381mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.133mg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.415g 1.261g 1%
Calories 115kcal 144kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Carbs 6.26g 2.78g 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.2mg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 0.48g N/A
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.431mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 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 +22.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.2%
Contains more WaterWater +14.5%
Contains more OtherOther +59.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1956%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 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 +309.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +440.2%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.

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