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Pudding vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pudding and tofu?

  • Pudding is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin D, and vitamin B5, while tofu is higher in iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, and copper.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for iron is 63% higher.
  • Tofu is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pudding has a higher glycemic index (47) than tofu (15).

We used Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate types in this comparison.

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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 14% 32% 13% 13% 37% 13% 37% 13% 13% 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 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230.2%
Contains more IronIron +1476.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +523.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +140.5%

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 0% 13% 1.2% 17% 9.5% 36% 2.5% 20% 6.9% 39% 0.75% 3% 6.2%
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +201.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +379.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +113.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +154.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pudding Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.34mg 5.36mg 63%
Calcium 106mg 350mg 24%
Manganese 0.097mg 0.605mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.18g 2.699g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 0µg 13%
Protein 3.16g 8.08g 10%
Selenium 3.7µg 8.9µg 9%
Copper 0.111mg 0.193mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.157mg 0.052mg 8%
Vitamin D 44IU 0IU 6%
Carbs 19.64g 1.87g 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 0µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.81g 0.691g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.326mg 0.068mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.081mg 4%
Sodium 98mg 7mg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 4%
Choline 11.3mg 28.8mg 3%
Folate 4µg 15µg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.8mg 3%
Fats 3.15g 4.78g 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.4µg 2%
Calories 120kcal 76kcal 2%
Magnesium 20mg 30mg 2%
Fiber 0.8g 0.3g 2%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Phosphorus 87mg 97mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.047mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.819g 1.056g 1%
Potassium 150mg 121mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 18.84g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 11.96g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.195mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 20% 73%
Protein: 3.16 g
Fats: 3.15 g
Carbs: 19.64 g
Water: 73.13 g
Other: 0.92 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 +950.3%
Contains more OtherOther +27.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +155.7%
Contains more FatsFats +51.7%
Contains more WaterWater +15.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.819 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.18 g
Tofu
3
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 -61.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1399.4%

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. Pudding - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169604/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.