The main components of tofu are soybean protein, oil and carbohydrate. Tofu is a kind of food made from soybeans through traditional techniques. White and tender in color and delicious in taste, it is a vegetarian product suitable for all ages in Xian Yi.
Tofu is nutritious and contains iron, magnesium, potassium, nicotinic acid, copper, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamin B 1, egg yolk and vitamin B6. Every 100g of solid tofu contains 69.8% water, including protein 15.7g, fat 8.6g, carbohydrate 4.3g and fiber 0. 1g, which can provide 61.2kj of heat.
Belonging to auxiliary food
Tofu is rich in amino acids and protein, and it is a good supplementary food for cereals. Tofu fat is 78% unsaturated fatty acid and contains no cholesterol, so it is called vegetable meat. The digestion and absorption rate of tofu is above 95%, and two pieces of small tofu can meet a person's daily calcium requirement.
Tofu is a bean product, but the calcium content of soybean itself is not high. 100g of dry soybean contains only 19 1 mg of calcium. After soybean is processed into tofu, it needs 7 to 8 times of water, and the calcium content of 100 g of tofu can reach 164 mg. This is because tofu contains a considerable amount of calcium, which is added during processing.