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Toffee vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are toffee and tofu different?

  • Toffee is higher in vitamin A; however, tofu is richer in calcium, manganese, copper, iron, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for toffee is 97% higher.
  • Tofu has a lower glycemic index (15) than toffee (51).

Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Toffee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Tofu
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 205% 21% 100% 126% 43% 81% 1.8% 154% 95%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1908.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +364.7%
Contains more IronIron +8766.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +12500%
Contains more ZincZinc +1208.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +493.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2075%

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.
Toffee
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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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Tofu
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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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1875%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1213.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +922.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1350%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.133mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Tofu DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 1.261g 88%
Calcium 34mg 683mg 65%
Manganese 0.002mg 1.181mg 51%
Copper 0.003mg 0.378mg 42%
Fats 32.75g 8.72g 37%
Vitamin A 319µg 35%
Cholesterol 104mg 0mg 35%
Iron 0.03mg 2.66mg 33%
Protein 1.07g 17.27g 32%
Selenium 0.8µg 17.4µg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 4.921g 25%
Phosphorus 32mg 190mg 23%
Carbs 64.72g 2.78g 21%
Calories 560kcal 144kcal 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 1.925g 18%
Magnesium 4mg 58mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.158mg 13%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.57mg 13%
Fiber 0g 2.3g 9%
Folate 2µg 29µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.092mg 6%
Sodium 135mg 14mg 5%
Potassium 51mg 237mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.102mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.381mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 0.48g N/A
Sugar 63.47g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.133mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Tofu
3
17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +275.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2228.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1514%
Contains more WaterWater +12596.4%
Contains more OtherOther +53.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Tofu
2
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.261 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.925 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.921 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +365.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +302.7%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/nutrients
  2. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172475/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.