Tempeh leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Tempeh comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Canned tuna in water, drained for more protein and less saturated fat.
Pick Tempeh for less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN21.99 g10.57 g
- Carbohydrate0 g3.98 g
- Fibermore is better0 g—
- Total sugarsless is better0 g—
- Total fat0.71 g5.63 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.2 g1.32 g
- Sodiumless is better43.1 mg4.69 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better204.31 mg214.58 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better9.48 mg57.81 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.32 mg1.41 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better23.28 mg42.19 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 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.

