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Tofu vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tofu and gumdrop

  • Gumdrop has less iron, calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and choline than tofu.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 62% more than gumdrop.
  • The glycemic index of gumdrop is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces.

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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
10
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2320%
Contains more IronIron +1240%
Contains more CopperCopper +1508.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5950%
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.
Tofu
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
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% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1850%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +840%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Gumdrop DV% diff.
Iron 5.36mg 0.4mg 62%
Calcium 350mg 3mg 35%
Carbs 1.87g 98.9g 32%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.01mg 26%
Copper 0.193mg 0.012mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 0g 18%
Calories 76kcal 396kcal 16%
Protein 8.08g 0g 16%
Selenium 8.9µg 0.8µg 15%
Phosphorus 97mg 1mg 14%
Zinc 0.8mg 0mg 7%
Fats 4.78g 0g 7%
Magnesium 30mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.006mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 0mg 5%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.005mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.691g 0g 3%
Potassium 121mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.013mg 3%
Sodium 7mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.3g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 58.97g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
4
8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +8355%
Contains more OtherOther +620%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5188.8%

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. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/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.