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Spätzle vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spätzle and tofu?

  • Spätzle is higher in selenium, yet tofu is higher in iron, calcium, manganese, and copper.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for iron is 60% more.

We used Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate types in this article.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
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 SeleniumSelenium +168.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.4%
Contains more IronIron +793.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +92.1%

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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
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 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +286.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.047mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spätzle Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.6mg 5.36mg 60%
Calcium 12mg 350mg 34%
Selenium 23.9µg 8.9µg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 2.699g 14%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.605mg 13%
Copper 0.098mg 0.193mg 11%
Cholesterol 29mg 0mg 10%
Carbs 25.16g 1.87g 8%
Sodium 165mg 7mg 7%
Protein 4.54g 8.08g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.081mg 4%
Fats 2.07g 4.78g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.068mg 4%
Fiber 1.2g 0.3g 4%
Calories 138kcal 76kcal 3%
Phosphorus 76mg 97mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.052mg 2%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 30mg 2%
Potassium 38mg 121mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.195mg 1%
Zinc 0.65mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Choline 25.7mg 28.8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.419g 0.691g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 1.056g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 23.96g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.047mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 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 +1245.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78%
Contains more FatsFats +130.9%
Contains more WaterWater +24.8%
Contains more OtherOther +44%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 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 -39.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +81.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +388.9%

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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.