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Pea soup vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pea soup and tofu

  • Tofu is higher than pea soup in calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Tofu covers your daily calcium needs 67% more than pea soup.
  • Pea soup contains 24 times more sodium than tofu. While pea soup contains 336mg of sodium, tofu contains only 14mg.
  • The glycemic index of tofu is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +286.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5591.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +233.8%
Contains more IronIron +264.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +145.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +304.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +382%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +383.3%

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.
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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +308%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +360%
Contains more FolateFolate +2800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 12mg 683mg 67%
Manganese 0.245mg 1.181mg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 4.921g 32%
Protein 3.2g 17.27g 28%
Copper 0.146mg 0.378mg 26%
Selenium 3.6µg 17.4µg 25%
Iron 0.73mg 2.66mg 24%
Phosphorus 47mg 190mg 20%
Sodium 336mg 14mg 14%
Fats 1.09g 8.72g 12%
Magnesium 15mg 58mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.158mg 10%
Zinc 0.64mg 1.57mg 8%
Folate 1µg 29µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.092mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.102mg 6%
Potassium 71mg 237mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 1.925g 4%
Calories 61kcal 144kcal 4%
Saturated fat 0.524g 1.261g 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Fiber 1.9g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.133mg 2%
Carbs 9.88g 2.78g 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.381mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 7.98g 0.48g N/A
Sugar 3.19g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 CarbsCarbs +255.4%
Contains more WaterWater +21.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +439.7%
Contains more FatsFats +700%
~equal in Other ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +417.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3365.5%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.