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Sugar substitute vs. Tempeh — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sugar substitute and tempeh

  • Sugar substitute has more calcium; however, tempeh is higher in copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 77% more than tempeh.
  • Sugar substitute has 64 times more sodium than tempeh. While sugar substitute has 572mg of sodium, tempeh has only 9mg.
  • The glycemic index of sugar substitute is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown and Tempeh.

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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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Tempeh
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 33% 36% 101% 187% 31% 114% 1.2% 170% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +691.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +956.4%
Contains more IronIron +1587.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +7900%
Contains more ZincZinc +2750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5809.1%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Tempeh
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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% 0% 0% 0% 20% 83% 50% 17% 50% 10% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2286.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +247.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1333.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sugar substitute Tempeh DV% diff.
Calcium 879mg 111mg 77%
Copper 0.007mg 0.56mg 61%
Manganese 0.022mg 1.3mg 56%
Phosphorus 8mg 266mg 37%
Protein 2.06g 20.29g 36%
Iron 0.16mg 2.7mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.358mg 26%
Carbs 84.77g 7.64g 26%
Sodium 572mg 9mg 24%
Magnesium 6mg 81mg 18%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 17%
Fats 0g 10.8g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.015mg 0.215mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.539g 12%
Potassium 39mg 412mg 11%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.14mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 8%
Calories 347kcal 192kcal 8%
Folate 24µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.078mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.08mg 0.278mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 2%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Net carbs 84.17g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 4.03g N/A
Tryptophan 0.194mg 0%
Threonine 0.796mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.88mg 0%
Leucine 1.43mg 0%
Lysine 0.908mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0%
Valine 0.92mg 0%
Histidine 0.466mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Tempeh
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20% 11% 8% 60%
Protein: 20.29 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 7.64 g
Water: 59.65 g
Other: 1.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1009.6%
Contains more OtherOther +148.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +885%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +552.6%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients
  2. Tempeh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174272/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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