Contents:
- Medical Video: What I Ate In A Day For Weight Loss & Health / Vegan
- Nutrient content of tempeh and tofu
- Then, which is more suitable for losing weight?
Medical Video: What I Ate In A Day For Weight Loss & Health / Vegan
Tofu and tempeh are local foods that are very famous in Indonesia. Besides being easy to find and the price is also affordable, two foods made from soybeans are also highly nutritious so they have many benefits for the body. Then if you want to lose weight, whether tempeh and tofu are suitable for daily meals?
Nutrient content of tempeh and tofu
Based on Indonesian food composition data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health, 100 grams of tempeh and tofu have different nutritional content.
Nutrient content in 100 grams of tempeh:
- Energy: 150 kal
- Protein: 14 grams
- Fat: 7.7 grams
- Carbohydrates: 9.1 grams
- Fiber: 1.4 grams
- Calcium: 517 mg
- Sodium: 7 mg
- Phosphorus: 202 mg
Nutrients in 100 grams know:
- Energy: 80 cal
- Protein: 10.9 grams
- Fat: 4.7 grams
- Carbohydrates: 0.8 grams
- Fiber: 0.1 gram
- Calcium: 223 mg
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Phosphorus: 183 mg
Although both are made from soybeans, it can be seen from the information above that in terms of nutrient content,Tempe is more nutrient-dense than tofu. The amount of alori, protein, carbohydrates, and fat in tempeh is more than you know. Tempe also has much higher fiber than tofu.
Meanwhile, tofu contains more minerals that come from coagulant compounds that condense soybean juice. The content of vitamin tempe comes from fermentation.
Then, which is more suitable for losing weight?
Tempe and know both are basically good sources of vegetable protein to control body weight. Therefore, both are legitimate if eaten for those of you who are losing weight.
Various studies have shown that a diet high in vegetable protein can increase the body's metabolic work to burn more calories every meal.
Eating high protein foods can also help control appetite by making you feel full faster and longer, thereby reducing hunger. A study even noted that soy protein is as effective as animal protein for suppressing appetite.
Even so, reported from Livestrong, soy protein has a greater effect on weight loss than other types of protein. One study found that people who get protein intake only from processed soy foods experience a decrease in body fat mass and a decrease in cholesterol compared to people who get their protein intake from meat.
In addition, tempeh and tofu also include foods that are low in fat and low in calories. So, do not be surprised if eating tempeh and tofu does not make weight gain easy to rise.
But of course, make sure the way to process tempeh and know you are right if you want to lose weight. Don't cook tofu and tempeh by frying them in a lot of oil, but simply by pressing them, sautéing them, boiling them, roasting them or steaming them.
