Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Tofu vs. Celeriac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are tofu and celeriac different?

  • Tofu is richer in iron, calcium, manganese, selenium, and copper, while celeriac is higher in vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin C, fiber, and vitamin B5.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 58% more than celeriac.
  • Tofu contains 13 times more selenium than celeriac. Tofu contains 8.9µg of selenium, while celeriac contains 0.7µg.
  • Celeriac has a higher glycemic index (35) than tofu (15).

Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Celeriac, raw types were used in this article.

Infographic

Tofu vs Celeriac infographic
Infographic link

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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 13% 26% 26% 23% 9% 49% 13% 21% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +714%
Contains more IronIron +665.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +142.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +282.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1171.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +147.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.6%

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
3
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 27% 0% 7.2% 0% 13% 14% 13% 21% 38% 0% 103% 6% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +220%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +259%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +417.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +251.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1608.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Celeriac DV% diff.
Iron 5.36mg 0.7mg 58%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 41µg 32%
Calcium 350mg 43mg 31%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.158mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 0.148g 17%
Selenium 8.9µg 0.7µg 15%
Copper 0.193mg 0.07mg 14%
Protein 8.08g 1.5g 13%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 8mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.165mg 9%
Fats 4.78g 0.3g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.352mg 6%
Fiber 0.3g 1.8g 6%
Potassium 121mg 300mg 5%
Zinc 0.8mg 0.33mg 4%
Sodium 7mg 100mg 4%
Choline 28.8mg 9mg 4%
Phosphorus 97mg 115mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.691g 0.079g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.05mg 3%
Folate 15µg 8µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 0.058g 2%
Calories 76kcal 42kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.36mg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 20mg 2%
Carbs 1.87g 9.2g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 1.57g 7.4g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 1.6g 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%

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
9% 88%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +438.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1493.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +392%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
~equal in Water ~88g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.079 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.148 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1720.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1723.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.6%

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. Celeriac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170400/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.