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Béchamel sauce vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between béchamel sauce and chocolate?

  • Chocolate is richer than béchamel sauce in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 113% more.
  • Béchamel sauce has 14 times more sodium than chocolate. While béchamel sauce has 328mg of sodium, chocolate has only 24mg.

We used Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids types 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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +873.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +242.9%
Contains more IronIron +3719%
Contains more CopperCopper +7807.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +378.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5812.5%
~equal in Selenium ~3µg

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 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3550%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +30.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1250%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.042mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Chocolate DV% diff.
Copper 0.013mg 1.028mg 113%
Iron 0.21mg 8.02mg 98%
Saturated fat 2.152g 18.519g 74%
Manganese 0.024mg 1.419mg 61%
Fats 6.73g 31.28g 38%
Magnesium 15mg 146mg 31%
Fiber 0.1g 7g 28%
Calories 105kcal 546kcal 22%
Carbs 7.4g 61.17g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 9.54g 17%
Phosphorus 101mg 206mg 15%
Zinc 0.42mg 2.01mg 14%
Sodium 328mg 24mg 13%
Potassium 163mg 559mg 12%
Caffeine 0mg 43mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.05mg 10%
Vitamin A 73µg 2µg 8%
Calcium 126mg 56mg 7%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 8.1µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 1.092g 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.23µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 0.725mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.025mg 3%
Protein 3.77g 4.88g 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Selenium 3.3µg 3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.297mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 54.17g N/A
Cholesterol 8mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 4.78g 47.9g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.042mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

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
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +8215.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.4%
Contains more FatsFats +364.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +726.6%
Contains more OtherOther +18.1%

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
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +257.3%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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.