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Tofu vs. Rose hips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tofu and rose hips different?

  • Tofu is higher in calcium, copper, iron, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B1; however, rose hips are richer in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for rose hips is 473% higher.
  • Tofu contains 10 times more vitamin B1 than rose hips. While tofu contains 0.158mg of vitamin B1, rose hips contain only 0.016mg.
  • Tofu has a lower glycemic index (15) than rose hips (64).

Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Rose Hips, wild (Northern Plains Indians) are the varieties 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
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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 49% 51% 38% 40% 38% 6.8% 26% 0.52% 133% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +304.1%
Contains more IronIron +150.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +234.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +528%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%

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 1420% 72% 117% 0% 4% 38% 24% 48% 18% 0% 65% 2.3% 6.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +887.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +212900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +501.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Rose hips DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.2mg 426mg 473%
Fiber 2.3g 24.1g 87%
Calcium 683mg 169mg 51%
Vitamin E 5.84mg 39%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 33%
Selenium 17.4µg 32%
Protein 17.27g 1.6g 31%
Copper 0.378mg 0.113mg 29%
Vitamin A 217µg 24%
Vitamin K 25.9µg 22%
Iron 2.66mg 1.06mg 20%
Phosphorus 190mg 61mg 18%
Fats 8.72g 0.34g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.8mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.016mg 12%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.25mg 12%
Carbs 2.78g 38.22g 12%
Folate 29µg 3µg 7%
Manganese 1.181mg 1.02mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.261g 6%
Potassium 237mg 429mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 1.3mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.166mg 5%
Magnesium 58mg 69mg 3%
Choline 12mg 2%
Calories 144kcal 162kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.076mg 1%
Fructose 1.16g 1%
Net carbs 0.48g 14.12g N/A
Sugar 2.58g N/A
Sodium 14mg 4mg 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
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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
38% 59%
Protein: 1.6 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 58.66 g
Other: 1.18 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +979.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2464.7%
Contains more WaterWater +19%
Contains more OtherOther +18.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1274.8%

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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. Rose hips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168998/nutrients

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

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