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Tofu vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between tofu and hot sauce

  • Tofu is richer in calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium, yet hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for hot sauce is 114% higher.
  • Tofu contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot.

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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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1060%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8437.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.6%
Contains more IronIron +454.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1250%
Contains more ZincZinc +1327.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1627.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2310.2%
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
5
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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +338.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 14mg 2643mg 114%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 74.8mg 83%
Calcium 683mg 8mg 68%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.049mg 49%
Copper 0.378mg 0.028mg 39%
Protein 17.27g 0.51g 34%
Selenium 17.4µg 0µg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 0.196g 32%
Iron 2.66mg 0.48mg 27%
Phosphorus 190mg 11mg 26%
Fats 8.72g 0.37g 13%
Magnesium 58mg 5mg 13%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.11mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.036mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0.3g 8%
Calories 144kcal 11kcal 7%
Folate 29µg 6µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.261g 0.052g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.157mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 0.03g 5%
Potassium 237mg 144mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.082mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 8µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 0.254mg 1%
Carbs 2.78g 1.75g 0%
Net carbs 0.48g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3286.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2256.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58.9%
Contains more WaterWater +28.9%
Contains more OtherOther +427.9%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6316.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2410.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.