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Tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate vs. Tempeh — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate and tempeh

  • Tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate has more calcium, selenium, iron, manganese, and zinc; however, tempeh is higher in vitamin B2, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate covers your daily need for calcium, 85% more than tempeh.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate and Tempeh.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 68% 288% 13% 183% 133% 54% 123% 2.1% 195% 155%
Tempeh
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +765.8%
Contains more IronIron +80.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~266mg

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.
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% 43% 12% 1.9% 8.4% 23% 0% 0% 20% 0%
Tempeh
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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% 0% 0% 0% 20% 83% 50% 17% 50% 10% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +616%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2540%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate Tempeh DV% diff.
Calcium 961mg 111mg 85%
Selenium 28.5µg 0µg 52%
Polyunsaturated fat 11.39g 4.3g 47%
Iron 4.87mg 2.7mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.358mg 24%
Copper 0.398mg 0.56mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 2.64mg 16%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Fats 20.18g 10.8g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.099mg 0.215mg 9%
Manganese 1.495mg 1.3mg 8%
Potassium 146mg 412mg 8%
Zinc 1.99mg 1.14mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 0.078mg 8%
Calories 270kcal 192kcal 4%
Phosphorus 287mg 266mg 3%
Protein 18.82g 20.29g 3%
Magnesium 95mg 81mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.278mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 4.456g 3.205g 3%
Saturated fat 2.918g 2.539g 2%
Folate 27µg 24µg 1%
Net carbs 4.96g 7.64g N/A
Carbs 8.86g 7.64g 0%
Sodium 16mg 9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.255mg 0.194mg 0%
Threonine 0.854mg 0.796mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.924mg 0.88mg 0%
Leucine 1.516mg 1.43mg 0%
Lysine 0.961mg 0.908mg 0%
Methionine 0.23mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.91mg 0.893mg 0%
Valine 0.948mg 0.92mg 0%
Histidine 0.469mg 0.466mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 20% 9% 51%
Protein: 18.82 g
Fats: 20.18 g
Carbs: 8.86 g
Water: 50.52 g
Other: 1.62 g
Tempeh
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20% 11% 8% 60%
Protein: 20.29 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 7.64 g
Water: 59.65 g
Other: 1.62 g
Contains more FatsFats +86.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16%
Contains more WaterWater +18.1%
~equal in Protein ~20.29g
~equal in Other ~1.62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.918 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.456 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 11.39 g
Tempeh
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25% 32% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.539 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.205 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +164.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13%

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. Tofu, fried, prepared with calcium sulfate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174304/nutrients
  2. Tempeh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174272/nutrients

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

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