Tofu vs chicken
In short
One serving each: 181 calories in tofu (1/2 cup, 126 g), 140 calories in chicken (3 oz, 85 g). Most of those in chicken come from protein.
More in tofu: calcium, manganese, copper (11×), iron (3.8×) and 6 more. More in chicken: niacin, cholesterol, vitamin B6 (4.4×), pantothenic acid (4.9×) and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1/2 cup (126 g) · 21.8 g protein · 3.5 g carbs · 11 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 26.4 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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)3% vs 73%
0.48 mg vs 11.7 mg
- Calcium66% vs 1%
861 mg vs 12.8 mg
- Manganese65% vs 1%
1.5 mg vs 0.014 mg
- Copper53% vs 5%
0.48 mg vs 0.042 mg
- Cholesterollimit0% vs 24%
0 mg vs 72.3 mg
- Vitamin B67% vs 30%
0.12 mg vs 0.51 mg
- Iron19% vs 5%
3.4 mg vs 0.88 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)3% vs 16%
0.17 mg vs 0.82 mg
- Vitamin B120% vs 12%
0 µg vs 0.29 µg
- Thiamin (B1)17% vs 5%
0.2 mg vs 0.06 mg
- Magnesium17% vs 6%
73.1 mg vs 24.6 mg
- Fiber10% vs 0%
2.9 g vs 0 g
- Zinc18% vs 8%
2 mg vs 0.85 mg
- Total fat14% vs 4%
11 g vs 3 g
- Protein44% vs 53%
21.8 g vs 26.4 g
- Folate9% vs 1%
36.5 µg vs 3.4 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Saturated fatlimit1.6 g · 0.86 g8%·4%
- Carbohydrates3.5 g · 0 g1%·0%
- Sodiumlimit17.6 mg · 62.9 mg1%·3%
- Potassium299 mg · 218 mg6%·5%
- Phosphorus239 mg · 194 mg19%·16%
- Selenium21.9 µg · 23.5 µg40%·43%
- Vitamin C0.25 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0.085 µg0%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.13 mg · 0.097 mg10%·7%
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.