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Béchamel sauce vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between béchamel sauce and beetroot

  • Béchamel sauce has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D; however, beetroot is higher in folate, manganese, and fiber.
  • Beetroot covers your daily folate needs 25% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Beetroot has less saturated fat.

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

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +687.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +371.4%
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%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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%
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%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Beetroot DV% diff.
Folate 9µg 109µg 25%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.329mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Fiber 0.1g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.04mg 11%
Sodium 328mg 78mg 11%
Calcium 126mg 16mg 11%
Fats 6.73g 0.17g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 0.06g 10%
Saturated fat 2.152g 0.027g 10%
Phosphorus 101mg 40mg 9%
Vitamin A 73µg 2µg 8%
Copper 0.013mg 0.075mg 7%
Iron 0.21mg 0.8mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 0.032g 7%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Potassium 163mg 325mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 4.9mg 5%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.7µg 5%
Protein 3.77g 1.61g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.155mg 4%
Calories 105kcal 43kcal 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.031mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 23mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.067mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.04mg 1%
Choline 14.1mg 6mg 1%
Carbs 7.4g 9.56g 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.35mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 4.78g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 0.334mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3858.8%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.2%
~equal in Water ~87.58g

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
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8243.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2543.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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.