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Tempeh vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tempeh and tea

  • Tea contains less copper, manganese, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium than tempeh.
  • Tempeh's daily need coverage for copper is 61% higher.
  • Tea has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tea is 0, while the glycemic index of tempeh is 15.

The food types used in this comparison are Tempeh and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with 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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2188.9%
Contains more IronIron +26900%
Contains more CopperCopper +4990.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +11300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +231.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
~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
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%
Tea
Tea
1
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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2038.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Tea DV% diff.
Copper 0.56mg 0.011mg 61%
Protein 20.29g 0.06g 40%
Manganese 1.3mg 0.392mg 39%
Phosphorus 266mg 1mg 38%
Iron 2.7mg 0.01mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.003mg 27%
Magnesium 81mg 2mg 19%
Fats 10.8g 0g 17%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 0.032mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.001mg 16%
Saturated fat 2.539g 0g 12%
Potassium 412mg 18mg 12%
Calcium 111mg 3mg 11%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.01mg 10%
Calories 192kcal 1kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 0g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0mg 7%
Folate 24µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 0.013mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Carbs 7.64g 0.17g 2%
Net carbs 7.64g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 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
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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33716.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4394.1%
Contains more OtherOther +980%
Contains more WaterWater +67%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

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

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