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Tofu vs. Rapini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tofu and rapini

  • Tofu has more iron, calcium, copper, and selenium; however, rapini is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Rapini covers your daily need for vitamin K, 185% more than tofu.
  • Tofu has 9 times more selenium than rapini. While tofu has 8.9µg of selenium, rapini has only 1µg.
  • The glycemic index of rapini is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Broccoli raab, raw.

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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.
Tofu
8
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%
Rapini
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +224.1%
Contains more IronIron +150.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +359.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +790%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62%
~equal in Zinc ~0.77mg

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.
Tofu
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Rapini
10
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 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 10%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +148.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +526.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +373.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +263.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +453.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Rapini DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.4µg 224µg 185%
Iron 5.36mg 2.14mg 40%
Calcium 350mg 108mg 24%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 20.2mg 22%
Copper 0.193mg 0.042mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 0.13g 17%
Folate 15µg 83µg 17%
Vitamin A 131µg 15%
Selenium 8.9µg 1µg 14%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 1.62mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.171mg 10%
Protein 8.08g 3.17g 10%
Fiber 0.3g 2.7g 10%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.395mg 9%
Fats 4.78g 0.49g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.162mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.129mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 1.221mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.322mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.691g 0.05g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 0.026g 3%
Calories 76kcal 22kcal 3%
Phosphorus 97mg 73mg 3%
Potassium 121mg 196mg 2%
Choline 28.8mg 18.3mg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 22mg 2%
Sodium 7mg 33mg 1%
Carbs 1.87g 2.85g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 0.15g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 0.38g N/A
Zinc 0.8mg 0.77mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0.106mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0.198mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0.048mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0.128mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0.153mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0.066mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Rapini
3
3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.9%
Contains more FatsFats +875.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.4%
Contains more OtherOther +30.6%
~equal in Water ~92.55g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Rapini
1
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3961.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1976.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.8%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/nutrients
  2. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/nutrients

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

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