Tempeh leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Tempeh comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Pork chop, cooked for more protein.
Pick Tempeh for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN12.25 g10.57 g
- Carbohydrate0 g3.98 g
- Fibermore is better0 g—
- Total sugarsless is better0 g—
- Total fat5.29 g5.63 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.68 g1.32 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better26.32 mg4.69 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better164.59 mg214.58 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better11.48 mg57.81 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.38 mg1.41 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better11.96 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.

