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Tofu vs. Potato bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tofu and potato bread different?

  • Tofu is richer in iron, calcium, and manganese, while potato bread is higher in phosphorus, folate, fiber, potassium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for iron, 39% more than potato bread.
  • Tofu contains 2 times more manganese than potato bread. Tofu contains 0.605mg of manganese, while potato bread contains 0.253mg.
  • Tofu is lower in sodium.
  • Potato bread has a higher glycemic index (61) than tofu (15).

Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Bread, potato 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
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 20% 56% 63% 84% 31% 39% 158% 49% 33% 52%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.2%
Contains more IronIron +138.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +105.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +493.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +280.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg
~equal in Selenium ~9.5µg

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
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 0.33% 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% 8% 9.4% 1.5% 47% 24% 23% 49% 54% 19% 17% 95% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +541%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +393.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Potato bread DV% diff.
Iron 5.36mg 2.25mg 39%
Phosphorus 97mg 369mg 39%
Folate 15µg 126µg 28%
Fiber 0.3g 6.3g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 0g 18%
Potassium 121mg 718mg 18%
Sodium 7mg 375mg 16%
Calcium 350mg 188mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.817mg 15%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.253mg 15%
Carbs 1.87g 47.07g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.232mg 14%
Copper 0.193mg 0.094mg 11%
Calories 76kcal 266kcal 10%
Protein 8.08g 12.5g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.188mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 1.25mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.15µg 6%
Zinc 0.8mg 1.44mg 6%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 6.8µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.106mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.691g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 24µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.47mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 0g 3%
Fats 4.78g 3.13g 3%
Choline 28.8mg 18.4mg 2%
Selenium 8.9µg 9.5µg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 40.77g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 30mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g 9.38g N/A
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0.311mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0.112mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0.285mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0.143mg 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
13% 3% 47% 34% 4%
Protein: 12.5 g
Fats: 3.13 g
Carbs: 47.07 g
Water: 33.55 g
Other: 3.75 g
Contains more FatsFats +52.7%
Contains more WaterWater +152%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2417.1%
Contains more OtherOther +420.8%

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. Potato bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167943/nutrients

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

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