Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
whole wheat flour
versus
tofu
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in whole wheat flour and tofu:
Whole wheat flour is high in calories and tofu has 77% less calories than whole wheat flour - whole wheat flour has 332 calories per 100 grams and tofu has 76 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, whole wheat flour is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to tofu per calorie. Whole wheat flour has a macronutrient ratio of 11:84:5 and for tofu, 39:9:52 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Whole Wheat Flour | Tofu | |
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Protein | 11% | 39% |
Carbohydrates | 84% | 9% |
Fat | 5% | 52% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Whole wheat flour is high in carbohydrates and tofu has 97% less carbohydrates than whole wheat flour - whole wheat flour has 74.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and tofu has 1.9g of carbohydrates.
Whole wheat flour is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 42 times more dietary fiber than tofu - whole wheat flour has 13.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and tofu has 0.3g of dietary fiber.
Whole wheat flour and tofu contain similar amounts of sugar - whole wheat flour has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and tofu has 0.62g of sugar.
Both whole wheat flour and tofu are high in protein. Whole wheat flour has 19% more protein than tofu - whole wheat flour has 9.6g of protein per 100 grams and tofu has 8.1g of protein.
Both whole wheat flour and tofu are low in saturated fat - whole wheat flour has 0.43g of saturated fat per 100 grams and tofu has 0.69g of saturated fat.
Tofu and whole wheat flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - tofu has 0.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whole wheat flour does not contain significant amounts.
Tofu has more Vitamin A than whole wheat flour - tofu has 25.5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whole wheat flour does not contain significant amounts.
Whole wheat flour and tofu contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - whole wheat flour has 0.53mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and tofu has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Whole wheat flour and tofu contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - whole wheat flour has 1.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and tofu has 2.4ug of Vitamin K.
Whole wheat flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both whole wheat flour and tofu contain significant amounts of folate.
Whole Wheat Flour | Tofu | |
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Thiamin | 0.297 MG | 0.081 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.188 MG | 0.052 MG |
Niacin | 5.347 MG | 0.195 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.011 MG | 0.068 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.191 MG | 0.047 MG |
Folate | 28 UG | 15 UG |
Tofu is an excellent source of calcium and it has 961% more calcium than whole wheat flour - whole wheat flour has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and tofu has 350mg of calcium.
Both whole wheat flour and tofu are high in iron. Tofu has 44% more iron than whole wheat flour - whole wheat flour has 3.7mg of iron per 100 grams and tofu has 5.4mg of iron.
Whole wheat flour is an excellent source of potassium and it has 226% more potassium than tofu - whole wheat flour has 394mg of potassium per 100 grams and tofu has 121mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Whole Wheat Flour (Wheat flour, whole-grain, soft wheat) and Tofu (Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||