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Tempeh vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tempeh and pear?

  • Pear has less manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and calcium than tempeh.
  • Tempeh's daily need coverage for manganese is 54% higher.
  • Tempeh has 115 times more saturated fat than pear. Tempeh has 2.539g of saturated fat, while pear has 0.022g.
  • Tempeh has a lower glycemic index than pear.

We used Tempeh and Pears, raw 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%
Pear
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1057.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.2%
Contains more IronIron +1400%
Contains more CopperCopper +582.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1040%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2116.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2608.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
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%
Pear
5
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1276.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1539.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +467.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +641.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Pear DV% diff.
Manganese 1.3mg 0.048mg 54%
Copper 0.56mg 0.082mg 53%
Protein 20.29g 0.36g 40%
Phosphorus 266mg 12mg 36%
Iron 2.7mg 0.18mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.094g 28%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.026mg 26%
Magnesium 81mg 7mg 18%
Fats 10.8g 0.14g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 0.161mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.029mg 14%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Saturated fat 2.539g 0.022g 11%
Calcium 111mg 9mg 10%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.1mg 9%
Potassium 412mg 116mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 0.084g 8%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Calories 192kcal 57kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.012mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.3mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 0.049mg 5%
Folate 24µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Carbs 7.64g 15.23g 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Net carbs 7.64g 12.13g N/A
Sugar 9.75g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.194mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.796mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.88mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 1.43mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.908mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.92mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.466mg 0.002mg 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
Pear
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5536.1%
Contains more FatsFats +7614.3%
Contains more OtherOther +422.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +99.3%
Contains more WaterWater +40.8%

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
Pear
1
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3715.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4474.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.