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Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt and tofu

  • Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt has more vitamin K, folate, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin C; however, tofu is richer in iron, calcium, and selenium.
  • Tofu covers your daily iron needs 51% more than soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt.
  • Tofu has 83 times less vitamin C than soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt has 8.3mg of vitamin C, while tofu has 0.1mg.
  • Tofu contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt 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 43% 18% 31% 49% 110% 28% 58% 32% 93% 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 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +193.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +71%
Contains more ZincZinc +30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +493.2%
Contains more IronIron +309.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1383.3%

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 28% 0.67% 4.2% 0% 51% 12% 20% 45% 24% 0% 83% 60% 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 CVitamin C +8200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +153.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +992.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1275%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.052mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 1.31mg 5.36mg 51%
Calcium 59mg 350mg 29%
Vitamin K 33µg 2.4µg 26%
Folate 80µg 15µg 16%
Copper 0.33mg 0.193mg 15%
Selenium 0.6µg 8.9µg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.743mg 0.068mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.205mg 0.081mg 10%
Sodium 246mg 7mg 10%
Vitamin C 8.3mg 0.1mg 9%
Potassium 355mg 121mg 7%
Magnesium 60mg 30mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.092mg 0.195mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 135mg 97mg 5%
Manganese 0.71mg 0.605mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.105mg 0.047mg 4%
Carbs 6.53g 1.87g 2%
Fiber 0.8g 0.3g 2%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.513g 2.699g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.01mg 1%
Protein 8.47g 8.08g 1%
Fats 4.45g 4.78g 1%
Calories 81kcal 76kcal 0%
Net carbs 5.73g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0.43g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.052mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.617g 0.691g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 1.009g 1.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.325mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.375mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.607mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.089mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.415mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.401mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.225mg 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 4% 7% 79%
Protein: 8.47 g
Fats: 4.45 g
Carbs: 6.53 g
Water: 79.45 g
Other: 1.1 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 +249.2%
Contains more OtherOther +52.8%
~equal in Protein ~8.08g
~equal in Fats ~4.78g
~equal in Water ~84.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.617 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.513 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 -10.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~1.056g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~2.699g

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. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169369/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.