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Tofu vs. Nougat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tofu and nougat

  • Nougat has less calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, magnesium, and folate.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 65% more.
  • Tofu has 12 times more vitamin B1 than nougat. Tofu has 0.158mg of vitamin B1, while nougat has 0.013mg.
  • Nougat has a higher glycemic index than tofu.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Candies, nougat, with almonds.

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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%
Nougat
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2034.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.7%
Contains more IronIron +350.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +273.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +245.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +288.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +569.2%

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
4
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%
Nougat
6
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 1% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1115.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +360%
Contains more FolateFolate +480%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Nougat DV% diff.
Calcium 683mg 32mg 65%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.304mg 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 0g 33%
Carbs 2.78g 92.39g 30%
Protein 17.27g 3.33g 28%
Copper 0.378mg 0.134mg 27%
Selenium 17.4µg 2.6µg 27%
Iron 2.66mg 0.59mg 26%
Phosphorus 190mg 55mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.77mg 18%
Calories 144kcal 398kcal 13%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.013mg 12%
Fats 8.72g 1.67g 11%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.42mg 10%
Folate 29µg 5µg 6%
Magnesium 58mg 32mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.02mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 0g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.148mg 4%
Fiber 2.3g 3.3g 4%
Potassium 237mg 105mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.261g 1.667g 2%
Sodium 14mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 0.478mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 0.48g 89.09g N/A
Sugar 44.97g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
4
17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Nougat
1
3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +418.6%
Contains more FatsFats +422.2%
Contains more WaterWater +3147.9%
Contains more OtherOther +204.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3223.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
3
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.261 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.925 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.921 g
Nougat
0
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/nutrients

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

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