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Tempeh vs. Barbecue sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between tempeh and barbecue sauce

  • Barbecue sauce contains less copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6 than tempeh.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for tempeh is 54% higher.
  • Barbecue sauce has 56 times less saturated fat than tempeh. Tempeh has 2.539g of saturated fat, while barbecue sauce has 0.045g.

Food types used in this article are Tempeh and Sauce, barbecue.

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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.
Tempeh
9
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 20% 24% 24% 4.6% 8.6% 134% 16% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +523.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +236.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +77.6%
Contains more IronIron +321.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +677.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +570.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1230%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +931.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tempeh
7
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%
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 2% 3.7% 16% 0% 5.8% 13% 11% 9.8% 17% 0% 4.5% 1.5% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +539.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Barbecue sauce DV% diff.
Copper 0.56mg 0.072mg 54%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.126mg 51%
Sodium 9mg 1027mg 44%
Protein 20.29g 0.82g 39%
Phosphorus 266mg 20mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.101g 28%
Iron 2.7mg 0.64mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.056mg 23%
Fructose 14.17g 18%
Fats 10.8g 0.63g 16%
Magnesium 81mg 13mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 0.597mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.075mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.539g 0.045g 11%
Carbs 7.64g 40.77g 11%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.17mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 0.082g 8%
Calcium 111mg 33mg 8%
Folate 24µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.023mg 5%
Potassium 412mg 232mg 5%
Fiber 0.9g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Selenium 0µg 1.3µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 0.164mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Calories 192kcal 172kcal 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 7.64g 39.87g N/A
Sugar 33.24g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.021g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
41% 55% 3%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 40.77 g
Water: 54.71 g
Other: 3.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2374.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1614.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +433.6%
Contains more OtherOther +89.5%
~equal in Water ~54.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
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25% 32% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.539 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.101 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3808.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4157.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Tempeh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174272/nutrients
  2. Barbecue sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174523/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.