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Pimiento vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pimiento and tofu

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B6, and fiber; however, tofu is richer in iron, calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 94% more than tofu.
  • Tofu has 31 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento has 2655IU of vitamin A, while tofu has 85IU.
  • Pimiento has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pimiento is 45, while the glycemic index of tofu is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pimento, canned and Tofu, raw, regular, 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5733.3%
Contains more IronIron +219%
Contains more CopperCopper +293.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +321.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +470.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +557.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4350%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +84800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +215.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +357.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +245.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +376.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +580%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more CholineCholine +357.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Tofu DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 0.1mg 94%
Iron 1.68mg 5.36mg 46%
Calcium 6mg 350mg 34%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.605mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 2.699g 17%
Selenium 0.2µg 8.9µg 16%
Copper 0.049mg 0.193mg 16%
Vitamin A 133µg 15%
Protein 1.1g 8.08g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.047mg 13%
Phosphorus 17mg 97mg 11%
Fats 0.3g 4.78g 7%
Magnesium 6mg 30mg 6%
Fiber 1.9g 0.3g 6%
Zinc 0.19mg 0.8mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.081mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 2.4µg 5%
Choline 6.3mg 28.8mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.691g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 1.056g 3%
Calories 23kcal 76kcal 3%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.195mg 3%
Folate 6µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.052mg 1%
Potassium 158mg 121mg 1%
Carbs 5.1g 1.87g 1%
Net carbs 3.2g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 14mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Tofu
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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 +172.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +634.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1493.3%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Tofu
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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 -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5180%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1576.4%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.