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Tofu vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tofu and apple pie different?

  • Tofu has more calcium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, zinc, magnesium, and folate than apple pie.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for tofu is 67% higher.
  • Tofu contains 10 times more zinc than apple pie. While tofu contains 1.57mg of zinc, apple pie contains only 0.16mg.
  • Tofu has less saturated fat.
  • Tofu has a lower glycemic index (15) than apple pie (41).

Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour are the varieties 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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 41% 205% 21% 100% 126% 43% 81% 1.8% 154% 95%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +728.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6109.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.6%
Contains more IronIron +119.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +721.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +881.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +691.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +548.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +625%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Apple pie DV% diff.
Calcium 683mg 11mg 67%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.182mg 43%
Copper 0.378mg 0.046mg 37%
Selenium 17.4µg 32%
Protein 17.27g 1.9g 31%
Phosphorus 190mg 24mg 24%
Iron 2.66mg 1.21mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 2.198g 18%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.16mg 13%
Saturated fat 1.261g 3.797g 12%
Magnesium 58mg 7mg 12%
Sodium 14mg 266mg 11%
Carbs 2.78g 34g 10%
Folate 29µg 4µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 4.388g 6%
Potassium 237mg 65mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 1.123mg 5%
Calories 144kcal 237kcal 5%
Fats 8.72g 11g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.158mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.038mg 4%
Fiber 2.3g 1.6g 3%
Vitamin A 29µg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.134mg 2%
Net carbs 0.48g 32.4g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.119mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
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17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +808.9%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more OtherOther +55.6%
Contains more FatsFats +26.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1123%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.261 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.925 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.921 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +123.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +127.9%

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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/172475/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/nutrients

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

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