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Tofu vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tofu and brie

  • Tofu has more calcium, manganese, copper, and iron; however, brie has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Brie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 81% more.
  • Tofu has 35 times more manganese than brie. Tofu has 1.181mg of manganese, while brie has 0.034mg.
  • Tofu is lower in saturated fat.
  • Tofu has a higher glycemic index than brie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Cheese, brie.

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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%
Brie
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +271.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.9%
Contains more IronIron +432%
Contains more CopperCopper +1889.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3373.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 40% 24% 7.1% 8% 21% 0% 0% 22% 0%
Brie
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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% 58% 4.8% 7.5% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +409.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +418.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +155.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +124.1%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.38mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Brie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.261g 17.41g 73%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.65µg 69%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.034mg 50%
Calcium 683mg 184mg 50%
Copper 0.378mg 0.019mg 40%
Cholesterol 0mg 100mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.52mg 32%
Fats 8.72g 27.68g 29%
Sodium 14mg 629mg 27%
Iron 2.66mg 0.5mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 0.826g 27%
Vitamin A 174µg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 8.013g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.69mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.235mg 11%
Calories 144kcal 334kcal 10%
Magnesium 58mg 20mg 9%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Folate 29µg 65µg 9%
Protein 17.27g 20.75g 7%
Zinc 1.57mg 2.38mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.07mg 7%
Selenium 17.4µg 14.5µg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Potassium 237mg 152mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 20IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Carbs 2.78g 0.45g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0.48g 0.45g N/A
Sugar 0.45g N/A
Phosphorus 190mg 188mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 0.38mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0.322mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.751mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 1.015mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 1.929mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 1.851mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.592mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0.716mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
2
17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Brie
3
21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +517.8%
Contains more WaterWater +44.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.2%
Contains more FatsFats +217.4%
Contains more OtherOther +92.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
2
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.261 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.925 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.921 g
Brie
1
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +495.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +316.3%

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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. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/nutrients

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

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