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Tempeh vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tempeh and merlot?

  • Merlot has less copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, calcium, and zinc than tempeh.
  • Tempeh's daily need coverage for copper is 61% higher.
  • Tempeh has 14 times more calcium than merlot. Tempeh has 111mg of calcium, while merlot has 8mg.

We used Tempeh and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot types in this comparison.

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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%
Merlot
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1287.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224.4%
Contains more IronIron +487%
Contains more CopperCopper +4990.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +714.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1056.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +884.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
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%
Merlot
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1054.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1078.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +826.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Merlot DV% diff.
Copper 0.56mg 0.011mg 61%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.132mg 51%
Protein 20.29g 0.07g 40%
Phosphorus 266mg 23mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 29%
Iron 2.7mg 0.46mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.031mg 25%
Fats 10.8g 0g 17%
Magnesium 81mg 12mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 0.224mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.057mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.539g 12%
Calcium 111mg 8mg 10%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.14mg 9%
Potassium 412mg 127mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 8%
Folate 24µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.005mg 6%
Calories 192kcal 83kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 7.64g 2.51g 2%
Net carbs 7.64g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 0.62g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
3
20% 11% 8% 60%
Protein: 20.29 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 7.64 g
Water: 59.65 g
Other: 1.62 g
Merlot
2
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28885.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.4%
Contains more WaterWater +45.2%
Contains more OtherOther +568.5%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.