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Tofu vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tofu and tea

  • Tea has less calcium, copper, manganese, iron, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and fiber than tofu.
  • Tofu covers your daily need for calcium, 68% more than tea.
  • The glycemic index of tofu is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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
9
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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1216.7%
Contains more IronIron +26500%
Contains more CopperCopper +3336.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +15600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +201.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
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
7
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%
Tea
Tea
1
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% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1090.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +923.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9100%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Tea DV% diff.
Calcium 683mg 3mg 68%
Copper 0.378mg 0.011mg 41%
Manganese 1.181mg 0.392mg 34%
Protein 17.27g 0.06g 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.921g 0g 33%
Iron 2.66mg 0.01mg 33%
Selenium 17.4µg 0µg 32%
Phosphorus 190mg 1mg 27%
Zinc 1.57mg 0.01mg 14%
Fats 8.72g 0g 13%
Magnesium 58mg 2mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0mg 13%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.102mg 0.003mg 8%
Folate 29µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.092mg 0.001mg 7%
Calories 144kcal 1kcal 7%
Saturated fat 1.261g 0g 6%
Potassium 237mg 18mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.925g 0g 5%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.381mg 0.032mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 0.013mg 2%
Carbs 2.78g 0.17g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0.48g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.02g N/A
Sodium 14mg 4mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 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
4
17% 9% 3% 70%
Protein: 17.27 g
Fats: 8.72 g
Carbs: 2.78 g
Water: 69.83 g
Other: 1.4 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28683.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1535.3%
Contains more OtherOther +833.3%
Contains more WaterWater +42.7%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

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

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