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Tomato vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomatoes and whey

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, and copper; however, whey is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Tomatoes cover your daily need for vitamin A, 16% more than whey.
  • The glycemic index of whey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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.
Tomato
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Whey
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.2%
Contains more IronIron +350%
Contains more CopperCopper +1375%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +370%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.7%
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.
Tomato
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Whey
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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +13600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +702.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +731.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +330.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +138.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0.1mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.158mg 11%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.383mg 6%
Copper 0.059mg 0.004mg 6%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.001mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.031mg 4%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Calcium 10mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 42µg 3µg 4%
Selenium 0µg 1.9µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.074mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 46mg 3%
Iron 0.27mg 0.06mg 3%
Sodium 5mg 54mg 2%
Potassium 237mg 161mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 16mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Magnesium 11mg 8mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.23g 1%
Calories 18kcal 27kcal 0%
Protein 0.88g 0.85g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.36g 0%
Carbs 3.89g 5.14g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 5.14g N/A
Zinc 0.17mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.036mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.1g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Whey
3
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.1%
~equal in Protein ~0.85g
~equal in Water ~93.12g
~equal in Other ~0.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +654.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +222.6%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients

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

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