Tempeh leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Tempeh comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Tempeh for less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Yellowfin tuna, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and more potassium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better10.57 g22.42 gWIN
- Carbohydrate3.98 g0 g
- Fibermore is better—0 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0 g
- Total fat5.63 g0.45 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.32 g0.16 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4.69 mg41.54 mg
- Potassiummore is better214.58 mg405.38 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN57.81 mg3.08 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN1.41 mg0.71 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN42.19 mg32.31 mg
- 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.

