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Pecan vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan and tofu different?

  • Pecan is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B5, while tofu is higher in calcium and selenium.
  • Pecan covers your daily need for manganese, 144% more than tofu.
  • Pecan contains 6 times more vitamin B5 than tofu. Pecan contains 0.863mg of vitamin B5, while tofu contains 0.133mg.
  • Tofu is lower in saturated fat.

Nuts, pecans 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.
Pecan
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Tofu
2
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 +108.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73%
Contains more CopperCopper +217.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +188.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +875.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +357.9%
~equal in Iron ~2.66mg

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.
Pecan
10
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
Tofu
1
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 +450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +317.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +548.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Tofu DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 1.181mg 144%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 4.921g 111%
Fats 71.97g 8.72g 97%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 1.925g 97%
Copper 1.2mg 0.378mg 91%
Calcium 70mg 683mg 61%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.158mg 42%
Fiber 9.6g 2.3g 29%
Zinc 4.53mg 1.57mg 27%
Calories 691kcal 144kcal 27%
Selenium 3.8µg 17.4µg 25%
Saturated fat 6.18g 1.261g 22%
Protein 9.17g 17.27g 16%
Magnesium 121mg 58mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.133mg 15%
Phosphorus 277mg 190mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.092mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 9%
Choline 40.5mg 7%
Potassium 410mg 237mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.381mg 5%
Carbs 13.86g 2.78g 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.102mg 2%
Iron 2.53mg 2.66mg 2%
Folate 22µg 29µg 2%
Sodium 0mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.2mg 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 0.48g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.431mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
3
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Tofu
2
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 +725.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +398.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1883.8%
~equal in Other ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Tofu
1
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 +2019.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +339.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.6%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.