Tofu vs chicken
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 69 g of tofu or 61 g of chicken. Most of those in chicken come from protein.
More in tofu: calcium, manganese, copper (8.8×), iron (2.9×) and 6 more. More in chicken: niacin, vitamin B6 (5.7×), cholesterol, protein and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
69.4 g · 12 g protein · 1.9 g carbs · 6.1 g fat
60.6 g · 18.8 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 2.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Niacin (B3)2% vs 52%
0.26 mg vs 8.3 mg
- Calcium36% vs 1%
474 mg vs 9.1 mg
- Manganese36% vs <1%
0.82 mg vs 0.01 mg
- Copper29% vs 3%
0.26 mg vs 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B64% vs 21%
0.064 mg vs 0.36 mg
- Cholesterollimit0% vs 17%
0 mg vs 51.5 mg
- Protein24% vs 38%
12 g vs 18.8 g
- Pantothenic acid (B5)2% vs 12%
0.092 mg vs 0.58 mg
- Vitamin B120% vs 9%
0 µg vs 0.21 µg
- Selenium22% vs 30%
12.1 µg vs 16.7 µg
- Iron10% vs 4%
1.8 mg vs 0.63 mg
- Fiber6% vs 0%
1.6 g vs 0 g
- Thiamin (B1)9% vs 4%
0.11 mg vs 0.042 mg
- Magnesium10% vs 4%
40.3 mg vs 17.6 mg
- Total fat8% vs 3%
6.1 g vs 2.2 g
- Folate5% vs 1%
20.1 µg vs 2.4 µg
- Zinc10% vs 6%
1.1 mg vs 0.61 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Saturated fatlimit0.88 g · 0.61 g4%·3%
- Carbohydrates1.9 g · 0 g1%·0%
- Sodiumlimit9.7 mg · 44.8 mg<1%·2%
- Potassium165 mg · 155 mg4%·3%
- Phosphorus132 mg · 138 mg11%·11%
- Vitamin C0.14 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0.061 µg0%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.071 mg · 0.069 mg5%·5%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Firm tofu, raw (SR Legacy 172475), Chicken breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171477). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.