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Pear vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pear and tofu different?

  • Tofu is higher than pear in calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for calcium, 67% more than pear.
  • Pear is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pear has a higher glycemic index (38) than tofu (15).

Pears, raw and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate types were 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.
Pear
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Tofu
9
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 -92.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +728.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7488.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.3%
Contains more IronIron +1377.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +361%
Contains more ZincZinc +1470%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1483.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2360.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17300%

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.
Pear
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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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
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 +2050%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +292.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +136.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +217.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +314.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 9mg 683mg 67%
Manganese 0.048mg 1.181mg 49%
Protein 0.36g 17.27g 34%
Copper 0.082mg 0.378mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 4.921g 32%
Selenium 0.1µg 17.4µg 31%
Iron 0.18mg 2.66mg 31%
Phosphorus 12mg 190mg 25%
Fats 0.14g 8.72g 13%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.57mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.158mg 12%
Magnesium 7mg 58mg 12%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Saturated fat 0.022g 1.261g 6%
Folate 7µg 29µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.102mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.092mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0.2mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 1.925g 5%
Calories 57kcal 144kcal 4%
Potassium 116mg 237mg 4%
Carbs 15.23g 2.78g 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Fiber 3.1g 2.3g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.133mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 0.381mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 12.13g 0.48g N/A
Sugar 9.75g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.431mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Tofu
3
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 +447.8%
Contains more WaterWater +20.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4697.2%
Contains more FatsFats +6128.6%
Contains more OtherOther +351.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
1
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Tofu
2
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 -98.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2191.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5135.1%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.