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Tofu vs. Cutlet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tofu and cutlet

  • Tofu has more calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B1; however, cutlet has more vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Cutlet's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 162% more.
  • Tofu has 31 times more calcium than cutlet. Tofu has 683mg of calcium, while cutlet has 22mg.
  • Tofu is lower in sodium.
  • Tofu has a higher glycemic index than cutlet.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and WORTHINGTON Multigrain Cutlets, canned, unprepared.

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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%
Cutlet
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 6.6% 9.3% 64% 0% 27% 24% 48% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3004.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.7%
Contains more IronIron +56.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +57%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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
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%
Cutlet
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% 0% 362% 0% 13% 307% 493% 0% 115% 0% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +216%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1203.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6800.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +443.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Cutlet DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 26.29mg 162%
Vitamin E 18.09mg 121%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 1.33mg 94%
Calcium 683mg 22mg 66%
Manganese 1.181mg 51%
Copper 0.378mg 42%
Selenium 17.4µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.5mg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 0.8g 27%
Phosphorus 190mg 56mg 19%
Sodium 14mg 371mg 16%
Magnesium 58mg 3mg 13%
Protein 17.27g 23.29g 12%
Iron 2.66mg 1.7mg 12%
Fats 8.72g 1.5g 11%
Fiber 2.3g 4.5g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.05mg 9%
Folate 29µg 2µg 7%
Zinc 1.57mg 1mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.261g 0.3g 4%
Potassium 237mg 105mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 0.2g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Carbs 2.78g 7.3g 2%
Calories 144kcal 117kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0.48g 2.8g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 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
3
17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Cutlet
2
23% 7% 67%
Protein: 23.29 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 66.69 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +481.3%
Contains more OtherOther +14.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162.6%
~equal in Water ~66.69g

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
Cutlet
1
23% 15% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +862.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +515.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.2%

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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

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

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