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Tofu vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tofu and cabbage

  • Tofu is higher in calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1, yet cabbage is higher in vitamin C.
  • Tofu covers your daily calcium needs 64% more than cabbage.
  • Tofu contains 58 times more selenium than cabbage. While tofu contains 17.4µg of selenium, cabbage contains only 0.3µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Cabbage, 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
10
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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +383.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1607.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.4%
Contains more IronIron +466%
Contains more CopperCopper +1889.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +772.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +630.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +638.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5700%

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
3
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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +18200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +48.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Cabbage DV% diff.
Calcium 683mg 40mg 64%
Vitamin K 76µg 63%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.16mg 44%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 36.6mg 40%
Copper 0.378mg 0.019mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 0.017g 33%
Protein 17.27g 1.28g 32%
Selenium 17.4µg 0.3µg 31%
Iron 2.66mg 0.47mg 27%
Phosphorus 190mg 26mg 23%
Fats 8.72g 0.1g 13%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.18mg 13%
Magnesium 58mg 12mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.061mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.261g 0.034g 6%
Calories 144kcal 25kcal 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 0.017g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.04mg 5%
Folate 29µg 43µg 4%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Potassium 237mg 170mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.212mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.124mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 0.234mg 1%
Fiber 2.3g 2.5g 1%
Carbs 2.78g 5.8g 1%
Net carbs 0.48g 3.3g N/A
Sugar 3.2g N/A
Sodium 14mg 18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0.022mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1249.2%
Contains more FatsFats +8620%
Contains more OtherOther +118.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.6%
Contains more WaterWater +32%

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
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11223.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28847.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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.