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Tempeh vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tempeh and coffee

  • Coffee has less copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and calcium than tempeh.
  • Tempeh covers your daily need for copper, 62% more than coffee.
  • Tempeh has 1270 times more saturated fat than coffee. While tempeh has 2.539g of saturated fat, coffee has only 0.002g.
  • The glycemic index of tempeh is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tempeh and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water.

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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
8
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%
Coffee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +740.8%
Contains more IronIron +26900%
Contains more CopperCopper +27900%
Contains more ZincZinc +5600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8766.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5552.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
~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.
Tempeh
6
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%
Coffee
3
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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +371.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1282.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.254mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Coffee DV% diff.
Copper 0.56mg 0.002mg 62%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.023mg 56%
Protein 20.29g 0.12g 40%
Phosphorus 266mg 3mg 38%
Iron 2.7mg 0.01mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.001g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.076mg 22%
Magnesium 81mg 3mg 19%
Fats 10.8g 0.02g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.001mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 0.191mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.539g 0.002g 12%
Calcium 111mg 2mg 11%
Potassium 412mg 49mg 11%
Calories 192kcal 1kcal 10%
Caffeine 40mg 10%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.02mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 0.015g 8%
Folate 24µg 2µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.014mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 7.64g 0g 3%
Net carbs 7.64g 0g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 0.254mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.194mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.796mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.88mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 1.43mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.908mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.92mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.466mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
4
20% 11% 8% 60%
Protein: 20.29 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 7.64 g
Water: 59.65 g
Other: 1.62 g
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16808.3%
Contains more FatsFats +53900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +244.7%
Contains more WaterWater +66.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
2
25% 32% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.539 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21266.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +429900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.