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Béchamel sauce vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are béchamel sauce and green beans different?

  • Béchamel sauce is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin D, while green beans are higher in vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and vitamin C.
  • Green beans cover your daily need for vitamin K, 39% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Green beans are lower in sodium.

Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used in this article.

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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 11% 38% 14% 7.9% 4.3% 11% 43% 43% 3.1% 18%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +68%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +248.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1550%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more IronIron +209.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +338.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1087.5%

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 2.7% 24% 3.4% 18% 14% 42% 4.9% 20% 9.5% 38% 1.5% 6.8% 7.7%
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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +128.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +358.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1112.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +170.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7883.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.6µg 47.9µg 39%
Sodium 328mg 1mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Fiber 0.1g 3.2g 12%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.285mg 11%
Fats 6.73g 0.28g 10%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 9.7mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 0.145g 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 29mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.152g 0.064g 9%
Calcium 126mg 44mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 0.011g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.097mg 7%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.2µg 6%
Iron 0.21mg 0.65mg 6%
Folate 9µg 33µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Copper 0.013mg 0.057mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin A 73µg 32µg 5%
Calories 105kcal 35kcal 4%
Protein 3.77g 1.89g 4%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.46mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 0.614mg 2%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.056mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 146mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Choline 14.1mg 16.9mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 4.68g N/A
Carbs 7.4g 7.88g 0%
Sugar 4.78g 3.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.035mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 7% 7% 81%
Protein: 3.77 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 7.4 g
Water: 80.66 g
Other: 1.44 g
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +99.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2303.6%
Contains more OtherOther +97.3%
Contains more WaterWater +10.6%
~equal in Carbs ~7.88g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 42% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.586 g
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24172.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +993.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.