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Pickled cucumber vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pickled cucumber and tofu different?

  • Pickled cucumber is richer in vitamin K, while tofu is higher in iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 62% more than pickled cucumber.
  • Pickled cucumber contains 173 times more sodium than tofu. Pickled cucumber contains 1208mg of sodium, while tofu contains 7mg.
  • Pickled cucumber has a higher glycemic index (32) than tofu (15).

Pickles, cucumber, sour and Tofu, raw, regular, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Tofu
Tofu
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +426.1%
Contains more IronIron +1240%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +3900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +592.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Tofu
Tofu
7
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1858.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +422.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pickled cucumber Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.4mg 5.36mg 62%
Sodium 1208mg 7mg 52%
Vitamin K 47µg 2.4µg 37%
Calcium 0mg 350mg 35%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.605mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 2.699g 17%
Selenium 0µg 8.9µg 16%
Protein 0.33g 8.08g 16%
Copper 0.085mg 0.193mg 12%
Phosphorus 14mg 97mg 12%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.8mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.081mg 7%
Fats 0.2g 4.78g 7%
Magnesium 4mg 30mg 6%
Choline 3.6mg 28.8mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0.3g 4%
Folate 1µg 15µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.691g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 1.056g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.047mg 3%
Calories 11kcal 76kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.052mg 3%
Potassium 23mg 121mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.195mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0.068mg 1%
Carbs 2.26g 1.87g 0%
Net carbs 1.06g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 1.06g 0.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Tofu
Tofu
2
8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.9%
Contains more WaterWater +11.3%
Contains more OtherOther +334.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2348.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2290%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Tofu
Tofu
2
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3232.1%

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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/nutrients
  2. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/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.