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Walnut vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between walnut and tofu

  • Walnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B1; however, tofu has more iron and calcium.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 155% more.
  • Walnut has 22 times more fiber than tofu. Walnut has 6.7g of fiber, while tofu has 0.3g.
  • Tofu is lower in saturated fat.
  • Tofu has a higher glycemic index than walnut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, walnuts, english and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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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.
Walnut
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Tofu
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +426.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +264.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +721.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +286.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +256.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +464.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +257.1%
Contains more IronIron +84.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +81.6%

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.
Walnut
11
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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Tofu
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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +321%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +188.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +476.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +738.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1042.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +12.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +553.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Tofu DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 2.699g 297%
Copper 1.586mg 0.193mg 155%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.605mg 122%
Fats 65.21g 4.78g 93%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.047mg 38%
Phosphorus 346mg 97mg 36%
Iron 2.91mg 5.36mg 31%
Magnesium 158mg 30mg 30%
Calories 654kcal 76kcal 29%
Fiber 6.7g 0.3g 26%
Saturated fat 6.126g 0.691g 25%
Calcium 98mg 350mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.081mg 22%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.8mg 21%
Folate 98µg 15µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 1.056g 20%
Protein 15.23g 8.08g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.068mg 10%
Potassium 441mg 121mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.052mg 8%
Selenium 4.9µg 8.9µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.195mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.01mg 5%
Carbs 13.71g 1.87g 4%
Choline 39.2mg 28.8mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 2.61g 0.62g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Sodium 2mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.221mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
4
15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Tofu
1
8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +88.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1264.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +633.2%
Contains more OtherOther +147.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1977.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
2
10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Tofu
1
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.691 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.699 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +745.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1647.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.7%

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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients
  2. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/nutrients

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

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