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Tofu vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tofu and longan different?

  • Tofu is richer in calcium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, copper, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1, while longan is higher in vitamin C.
  • Longan covers your daily need for vitamin C, 93% more than tofu.
  • Tofu contains 683 times more calcium than longan. Tofu contains 683mg of calcium, while longan contains 1mg.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index (45) than tofu (15).

Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Longans, raw types were used 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
8
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%
Longan
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +480%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +68200%
Contains more IronIron +1946.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3040%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +804.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2171.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Longan
2
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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +409.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +41900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 84mg 93%
Calcium 683mg 1mg 68%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.052mg 49%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 33%
Protein 17.27g 1.31g 32%
Selenium 17.4µg 32%
Iron 2.66mg 0.13mg 32%
Phosphorus 190mg 21mg 24%
Copper 0.378mg 0.169mg 23%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.05mg 14%
Fats 8.72g 0.1g 13%
Magnesium 58mg 10mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.031mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 7%
Folate 29µg 7%
Saturated fat 1.261g 6%
Fiber 2.3g 1.1g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 5%
Calories 144kcal 60kcal 4%
Carbs 2.78g 15.14g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.14mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 0.3mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 237mg 266mg 1%
Net carbs 0.48g 14.04g N/A
Tryptophan 0.235mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.849mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 1.392mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 0.883mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.835mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 0.87mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.431mg 0.012mg 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
Longan
2
15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1218.3%
Contains more FatsFats +8620%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +444.6%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/nutrients

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

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