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Soba vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soba and tofu

  • Soba has less iron, calcium, copper, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for iron is 61% more.
  • Soba has a higher glycemic index than tofu.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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.
Soba
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
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 +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245.7%
Contains more IronIron +1016.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +288%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.8%

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.
Soba
3
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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.48mg 5.36mg 61%
Calcium 4mg 350mg 35%
Copper 0.008mg 0.193mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 2.699g 18%
Selenium 8.9µg 16%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.605mg 10%
Phosphorus 25mg 97mg 10%
Fats 0.1g 4.78g 7%
Carbs 21.44g 1.87g 7%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.8mg 6%
Protein 5.06g 8.08g 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Magnesium 9mg 30mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.068mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.691g 3%
Potassium 35mg 121mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 1.056g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Sodium 60mg 7mg 2%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 0.195mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 76kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.081mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.047mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 21.44g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
1
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Tofu
4
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 +1046.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +59.7%
Contains more FatsFats +4680%
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%
Contains more OtherOther +84.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
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 -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3961.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8606.5%

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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.

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