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Toffee vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between toffee and tofu

  • Toffee has more vitamin A and vitamin E; however, tofu is richer in iron, calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 99% more than tofu.
  • Toffee has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of toffee is 51, while the glycemic index of tofu is 15.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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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
0
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 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +929.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.3%
Contains more IronIron +17766.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +6333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +203.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1012.5%

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
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 0.67% 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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +912.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +572.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +422.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Tofu DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 0.691g 90%
Iron 0.03mg 5.36mg 67%
Fats 32.75g 4.78g 43%
Cholesterol 104mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin A 319µg 35%
Calcium 34mg 350mg 32%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.605mg 26%
Calories 560kcal 76kcal 24%
Copper 0.003mg 0.193mg 21%
Carbs 64.72g 1.87g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 1.056g 20%
Selenium 0.8µg 8.9µg 15%
Protein 1.07g 8.08g 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 2.699g 10%
Phosphorus 32mg 97mg 9%
Magnesium 4mg 30mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.081mg 6%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.8mg 6%
Sodium 135mg 7mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.01mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.047mg 3%
Folate 2µg 15µg 3%
Potassium 51mg 121mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.052mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.195mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 63.47g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 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
3
33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Tofu
2
8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +585.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3361%
Contains more OtherOther +26.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +655.1%
Contains more WaterWater +15272.7%

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 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +748.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120.9%

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/172476/nutrients

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

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