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Quince vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between quince and tofu

  • Quince has more vitamin C; however, tofu has more calcium, selenium, copper, phosphorus, iron, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 67% more.
  • Quince has 75 times more vitamin C than tofu. Quince has 15mg of vitamin C, while tofu has 0.2mg.
  • Quince has a higher glycemic index than tofu.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Quinces, raw and Tofu, raw, firm, 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.
Quince
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
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 41% 205% 21% 100% 126% 43% 81% 1.8% 154% 95%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +625%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.3%
Contains more IronIron +280%
Contains more CopperCopper +190.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1017.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2800%

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.
Quince
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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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
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 +7400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +690%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +240%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Quince Tofu DV% diff.
Calcium 11mg 683mg 67%
Manganese 1.181mg 51%
Protein 0.4g 17.27g 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 4.921g 32%
Selenium 0.6µg 17.4µg 31%
Copper 0.13mg 0.378mg 28%
Phosphorus 17mg 190mg 25%
Iron 0.7mg 2.66mg 25%
Vitamin C 15mg 0.2mg 16%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.57mg 14%
Fats 0.1g 8.72g 13%
Magnesium 8mg 58mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.158mg 12%
Folate 3µg 29µg 7%
Saturated fat 0.01g 1.261g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.102mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 1.925g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.092mg 4%
Calories 57kcal 144kcal 4%
Carbs 15.3g 2.78g 4%
Fiber 1.9g 2.3g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.381mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.081mg 0.133mg 1%
Potassium 197mg 237mg 1%
Net carbs 13.4g 0.48g N/A
Sodium 4mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Quince
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Tofu
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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 +450.4%
Contains more WaterWater +20%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4217.5%
Contains more FatsFats +8620%
Contains more OtherOther +250%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Quince
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Tofu
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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 -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5247.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9742%

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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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.

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