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Tofu vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tofu and coffee?

  • Tofu has more iron, calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1 than coffee.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for iron is 67% higher.
  • Tofu has a higher glycemic index (15) than coffee (0).

We used Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water types in this comparison.

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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
9
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%
Coffee
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +146.9%
Contains more IronIron +53500%
Contains more CopperCopper +9550%
Contains more ZincZinc +3900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2530.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%

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
6
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%
Coffee
2
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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +478.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more CholineCholine +1007.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +273.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.01mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.191mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Coffee DV% diff.
Iron 5.36mg 0.01mg 67%
Calcium 350mg 2mg 35%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.023mg 25%
Copper 0.193mg 0.002mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 0.001g 18%
Protein 8.08g 0.12g 16%
Selenium 8.9µg 0µg 16%
Phosphorus 97mg 3mg 13%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Fats 4.78g 0.02g 7%
Zinc 0.8mg 0.02mg 7%
Magnesium 30mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.014mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 2.6mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.001mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.254mg 4%
Calories 76kcal 1kcal 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 0.015g 3%
Saturated fat 0.691g 0.002g 3%
Folate 15µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.076mg 2%
Potassium 121mg 49mg 2%
Carbs 1.87g 0g 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 0g N/A
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 0.191mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0.002mg 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
Coffee
1
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6633.3%
Contains more FatsFats +23800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +53.2%
Contains more WaterWater +17.6%

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
Coffee
1
11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6940%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +269800%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.