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Beetroot vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between beetroot and béchamel sauce

  • Beetroot has more folate, manganese, and fiber; however, béchamel sauce is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D.
  • Beetroot covers your daily folate needs 25% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Béchamel sauce contains 28 times less fiber than beetroot. Beetroot contains 2.8g of fiber, while béchamel sauce contains 0.1g.
  • Beetroot has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Beets, raw and Sauce, homemade, white, thin.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 38% 14% 7.9% 4.3% 11% 43% 43% 3.1% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.4%
Contains more IronIron +281%
Contains more CopperCopper +476.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1270.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +687.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +371.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.7% 24% 3.4% 18% 14% 42% 4.9% 20% 9.5% 38% 1.5% 6.8% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1111.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +325%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +135%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Folate 109µg 9µg 25%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.024mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0.1g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.184mg 11%
Sodium 78mg 328mg 11%
Calcium 16mg 126mg 11%
Fats 0.17g 6.73g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 1.586g 10%
Saturated fat 0.027g 2.152g 10%
Phosphorus 40mg 101mg 9%
Vitamin A 2µg 73µg 8%
Copper 0.075mg 0.013mg 7%
Iron 0.8mg 0.21mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 2.67g 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Potassium 325mg 163mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0.8mg 5%
Selenium 0.7µg 3.3µg 5%
Protein 1.61g 3.77g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.339mg 4%
Calories 43kcal 105kcal 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.055mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.17mg 1%
Choline 6mg 14.1mg 1%
Carbs 9.56g 7.4g 1%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.42mg 1%
Net carbs 6.76g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 4.78g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.261mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.089mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
4% 7% 7% 81%
Protein: 3.77 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 7.4 g
Water: 80.66 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3858.8%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
~equal in Water ~80.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
34% 42% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.586 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8243.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2543.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.