Soft Tofu
* Calorie value is measured per serving weight shown
Nutrition (per 100g)
Common Serving Sizes
How long to burn 57 kcal
Approximate exercise time to burn the 57 kcal in each 100g:
About Soft Tofu
Gypsum-set silken tofu; fine and smooth, great cold or in soup.
Health Benefits of Soft Tofu
Southern vs northern tofu
Southern (silken) tofu is set with gypsum (calcium sulfate) at ~85-90% water, as fine and smooth as pudding. vs northern tofu (~80-85% water), it's softer - best cold, in soup or steamed. Only 57 kcal and 6.2g protein per 100g - a low-calorie, high-protein daily food.
Gypsum tofu's calcium advantage
As a gypsum-set tofu it holds ~100-120mg calcium per 100g, far above silken (GDL) tofu's ~17mg. A 200g bowl of southern-tofu soup gives ~200-240mg calcium. For lactose-intolerant people or vegetarians, gypsum-set southern tofu is a quality plant calcium source.
Classic dishes
Mapo tofu needs southern tofu for that 'tender but not breaking, spicy and savoury' texture. Century-egg tofu and scallion tofu are classic cold plates. Everyday tomato-tofu soup and crucian-tamarind-fish-tofu soup let it soak up broth and melt on the tongue.