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Tofu vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tofu and cocktail sauce?

  • Tofu is higher in calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc, yet cocktail sauce is higher in vitamin C.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for calcium is 66% more.
  • Tofu has 8 times more manganese than cocktail sauce. While tofu has 1.181mg of manganese, cocktail sauce has only 0.148mg.
  • The amount of sodium in tofu is lower.

We used Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve types 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +241.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2526.9%
Contains more IronIron +220.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +313.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +533.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +698%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +690.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.4%

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +652.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15%
Contains more FolateFolate +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +115.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Calcium 683mg 26mg 66%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.148mg 45%
Sodium 14mg 983mg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 0g 33%
Protein 17.27g 1.36g 32%
Copper 0.378mg 0.111mg 30%
Selenium 17.4µg 2.2µg 28%
Iron 2.66mg 0.83mg 23%
Phosphorus 190mg 30mg 23%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 11.6mg 13%
Fats 8.72g 1.05g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.021mg 11%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.38mg 11%
Magnesium 58mg 17mg 10%
Carbs 2.78g 28.22g 8%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.261g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 0g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.047mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Folate 29µg 17µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 0.82mg 3%
Fiber 2.3g 1.8g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Potassium 237mg 309mg 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Calories 144kcal 124kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.068mg 1%
Net carbs 0.48g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 11.83g N/A
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
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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
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1169.9%
Contains more FatsFats +730.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +915.1%
Contains more OtherOther +164.3%
~equal in Water ~65.67g

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/nutrients

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

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