Tofu vs chicken
In short
Gram for gram, there are 15% more calories in chicken than in tofu (165 vs 144 in 100 g). Most of those in chicken come from protein.
More in tofu: calcium, manganese, copper (7.7×), iron (2.6×) and 6 more. More in chicken: niacin, vitamin B6 (6.5×), cholesterol, protein and 3 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
17.3 g protein · 2.8 g carbs · 8.7 g fat
31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 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 g 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 86%
0.38 mg vs 13.7 mg
- Calcium53% vs 1%
683 mg vs 15 mg
- Manganese51% vs 1%
1.2 mg vs 0.017 mg
- Copper42% vs 5%
0.38 mg vs 0.049 mg
- Vitamin B65% vs 35%
0.092 mg vs 0.6 mg
- Cholesterollimit0% vs 28%
0 mg vs 85 mg
- Protein35% vs 62%
17.3 g vs 31 g
- Selenium32% vs 50%
17.4 µg vs 27.6 µg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)3% vs 19%
0.13 mg vs 0.96 mg
- Vitamin B120% vs 14%
0 µg vs 0.34 µg
- Iron15% vs 6%
2.7 mg vs 1 mg
- Fiber8% vs 0%
2.3 g vs 0 g
- Thiamin (B1)13% vs 6%
0.16 mg vs 0.07 mg
- Magnesium14% vs 7%
58 mg vs 29 mg
- Total fat11% vs 5%
8.7 g vs 3.6 g
- Folate7% vs 1%
29 µg vs 4 µg
- Zinc14% vs 9%
1.6 mg vs 1 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Saturated fatlimit1.3 g · 1 g6%·5%
- Carbohydrates2.8 g · 0 g1%·0%
- Sodiumlimit14 mg · 74 mg1%·3%
- Potassium237 mg · 256 mg5%·5%
- Phosphorus190 mg · 228 mg15%·18%
- Vitamin C0.2 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0.1 µg0%·1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg · 0.11 mg8%·9%
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.