Tempeh Versus meat

Okay, so I was eating some Tempeh the other day and after reading the package, I realized it wasn't just a great vegan source of protein. Tempeh also has a lot of iron in it!

I decided to see how it stacks up against meat.

So, here is 100 gram serving of tempeh compared to chicken and beef. I'm only going to list the big findings here

Tempeh
19 grams of protein
50% daily requirements of iron

Chicken
31 grams of protein
6% iron


Sirloin (trimmed to almost no fat)
26 grams of protein
10% iron


So, it looks like Tempeh wins the Iron debate! Although it does have a little less protein than the animal sources of protein such as chicken or beef, we all know that protein is quite easy to get!


-The Vegan Detetive
http://www.vegandetective.com