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Star anise vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are star anise and tofu different?

  • Star anise is higher than tofu in iron, copper, fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin C.
  • Star anise covers your daily need for iron, 429% more than tofu.
  • Star anise contains 105 times more vitamin C than tofu. Star anise contains 21mg of vitamin C, while tofu contains 0.2mg.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index (89) than tofu (15).

Spices, anise seed and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate types were used 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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +193.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +508%
Contains more IronIron +1289.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +237.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +131.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +248%
~equal in Calcium ~683mg

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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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 +10400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +184.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +703.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +499.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +606.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +190%
~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 Star anise Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 2.66mg 429%
Copper 0.91mg 0.378mg 59%
Manganese 2.3mg 1.181mg 49%
Fiber 14.6g 2.3g 49%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.092mg 43%
Phosphorus 440mg 190mg 36%
Potassium 1441mg 237mg 35%
Zinc 5.3mg 1.57mg 34%
Magnesium 170mg 58mg 27%
Selenium 5µg 17.4µg 23%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.2mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 1.925g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.381mg 17%
Carbs 50.02g 2.78g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.158mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.102mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.133mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 4.921g 12%
Fats 15.9g 8.72g 11%
Calories 337kcal 144kcal 10%
Folate 10µg 29µg 5%
Calcium 646mg 683mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.586g 1.261g 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 2%
Protein 17.6g 17.27g 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 0.48g N/A
Sodium 16mg 14mg 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
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
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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 FatsFats +82.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1699.3%
Contains more OtherOther +395.7%
Contains more WaterWater +632%
~equal in Protein ~17.27g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
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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 -53.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +408.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.2%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.