Tempeh leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Tempeh comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black beans, canned for less saturated fat and more vitamin C.
Pick Tempeh for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy91 kcal192 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6.03 g20.29 gWIN
- Carbohydrate16.55 g7.64 g
- Fibermore is better6.9 g—
- Total sugarsless is better0.23 g—
- Total fat0.29 g10.8 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.08 g2.54 g
- Sodiumless is better138 mg9 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better308 mg412 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better35 mg111 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.9 mg2.7 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better35 mg81 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN2.7 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

