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Tofu vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tofu and Mexican tea

  • Tofu has more iron, selenium, and calcium, while Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, vitamin B2, magnesium, potassium, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 108% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 10 times less selenium than tofu. Tofu contains 8.9µg of selenium, while Mexican tea contains 0.9µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Epazote, 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
Tofu
5
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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +185.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +888.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +303.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +423.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +412.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.19mg

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
Tofu
4
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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +189.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +569.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.605mg 3.098mg 108%
Folate 15µg 215µg 50%
Iron 5.36mg 1.88mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.348mg 23%
Magnesium 30mg 121mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 18%
Protein 8.08g 0.33g 16%
Selenium 8.9µg 0.9µg 15%
Potassium 121mg 633mg 15%
Fiber 0.3g 3.8g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.152mg 8%
Calcium 350mg 275mg 8%
Fats 4.78g 0.52g 7%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.028mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.691g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 0.639mg 3%
Zinc 0.8mg 1.1mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.179mg 2%
Calories 76kcal 32kcal 2%
Sodium 7mg 43mg 2%
Phosphorus 97mg 86mg 2%
Carbs 1.87g 7.44g 2%
Net carbs 1.57g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.62g N/A
Copper 0.193mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 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
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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2348.5%
Contains more FatsFats +819.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +297.9%
Contains more OtherOther +247.2%
~equal in Water ~89.21g

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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.