Tofu is rich in nutrients, containing iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and other essential trace elements, but also contains sugar, vegetable oils and rich in high-quality protein, known as "plant meat" of the name. The digestion and absorption rate of tofu is more than 95%. Two small pieces of tofu, can meet a person a day calcium needs.
Tofu is a complementary heat and health food, often eat, can be complementary to the gas, heat and dryness, thirst, clean the stomach and intestines. It is more suitable for hot body, bad breath and thirst, intestinal and stomach not clear, after the heat disease to regulate the consumption of people. Modern medicine has confirmed that tofu, in addition to increasing nutrition, help digestion, improve appetite function, on the teeth, bone growth and development is also quite beneficial, in hematopoietic function can increase the iron content in the blood; tofu does not contain cholesterol, for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, high cholesterol and arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease patients with a good dietary supplements. It is also a good dietary supplement for children, the sick, the weak and the elderly. Tofu is rich in phytoestrogens, to prevent osteoporosis has a good effect. It also has the function of inhibiting breast cancer, prostate cancer and blood cancer. Sterols and soy sterols in tofu are effective ingredients in inhibiting cancer. Ingredient Name Content Ingredient Name Content Edible 100 Vitamin C (mg) 0 Moisture (g) 96.7 Vitamin E (T) (mg) 10.46 Energy (kcal) 1 5 a-E 0 Energy (kJ) 63 (β-γ)-E 0 Protein (g) 1.9 δ-E 0 Fat (g) 0.8 Calcium (mg) 18 Carbohydrate (g) 0 Phosphorus (mg) 5 Dietary Fiber (g) 0 Potassium (mg) 107 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Sodium (mg) 2.8 Ash (g) 0.6 Magnesium (mg) 28 Vitamin A (mg) 0 Iron (mg) 0.9 Carotenoids (mg) 0 Zinc (mg) 0.49 Retinol (mg) 0 Selenium (mcg) 0 Thiamine (mcg) 0.04 Copper (mg) 0.26 Riboflavin (mg) 0.02 Manganese (mg) 0.25 Niacin (mg) 0.4 Iodine (mg) 0