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Tofu vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tofu and pork jowl

  • Tofu has more iron, calcium, manganese, and copper; however, pork jowl has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 123% more.
  • Tofu has 121 times more manganese than pork jowl. Tofu has 0.605mg of manganese, while pork jowl has 0.005mg.
  • Tofu is lower in saturated fat.
  • Tofu has a higher glycemic index than pork jowl.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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
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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 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8650%
Contains more IronIron +1176.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +382.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +493.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

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
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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% 1% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +376.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +353.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +267.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +91.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Pork jowl DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.691g 25.26g 112%
Fats 4.78g 69.61g 100%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 32.89g 80%
Iron 5.36mg 0.42mg 62%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 8.11g 36%
Calcium 350mg 4mg 35%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.82µg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 90mg 30%
Calories 76kcal 655kcal 29%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 4.535mg 27%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.005mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.386mg 25%
Copper 0.193mg 0.04mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.236mg 14%
Selenium 8.9µg 1.5µg 13%
Magnesium 30mg 3mg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.25mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.09mg 3%
Protein 8.08g 6.38g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Phosphorus 97mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.29mg 2%
Carbs 1.87g 0g 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Potassium 121mg 148mg 1%
Sodium 7mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.8mg 0.84mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0.072mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
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8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +281%
Contains more FatsFats +1356.3%
Contains more OtherOther +152.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3014.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +200.5%

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. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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