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Tofu vs. Carbonated water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tofu and carbonated water different?

  • Tofu is higher than carbonated water in iron, calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and choline.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 67% more than carbonated water.
  • Tofu has a higher glycemic index (15) than carbonated water (0).

Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Beverages, carbonated, club soda types were 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.
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% 1.5% 0.18% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 2.7% 0.13% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5950%
Contains more IronIron +53500%
Contains more CopperCopper +3116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
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 Carbonated water DV% diff.
Iron 5.36mg 0.01mg 67%
Calcium 350mg 5mg 35%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.001mg 26%
Copper 0.193mg 0.006mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 0g 18%
Protein 8.08g 0g 16%
Selenium 8.9µg 0µg 16%
Phosphorus 97mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0mg 7%
Fats 4.78g 0g 7%
Magnesium 30mg 1mg 7%
Zinc 0.8mg 0.1mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 0mg 5%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0mg 4%
Calories 76kcal 0kcal 4%
Potassium 121mg 2mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.691g 0g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 1.87g 0g 1%
Sodium 7mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +620%
Contains more WaterWater +18.2%

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. Carbonated water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174842/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.