Béchamel sauce vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are béchamel sauce and chocolate brownie different?

Béchamel sauce is higher in calcium; however, chocolate brownie is richer in copper, manganese, iron, selenium, vitamin A, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 42% higher.
Béchamel sauce contains 2 times more calcium than chocolate brownie. While béchamel sauce contains 126mg of calcium, chocolate brownie contains only 57mg.
Béchamel sauce has less saturated fat.

Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe are the varieties 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.

Béchamel sauce

Chocolate brownie

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+121.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+253.3%
Contains more IronIron	+776.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2884.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2345.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+248.5%

~equal in Potassium ~176mg

~equal in Sodium ~343mg

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.

Béchamel sauce

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+87.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+141.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+276.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+222.2%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.328mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.586g	9.412g	52%
Copper	0.013mg	0.388mg	42%
Fats	6.73g	29.1g	34%
Manganese	0.024mg	0.587mg	24%
Saturated fat	2.152g	7.319g	23%
Cholesterol	8mg	73mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	2.67g	10.839g	20%
Iron	0.21mg	1.84mg	20%
Calories	105kcal	466kcal	18%
Selenium	3.3µg	11.5µg	15%
Carbs	7.4g	50.2g	14%
Vitamin A	73µg	176µg	11%
Magnesium	15mg	53mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.141mg	7%
Calcium	126mg	57mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.16µg	6%
Vitamin D	49IU		6%
Vitamin D	1.2µg		6%
Folate	9µg	29µg	5%
Zinc	0.42mg	0.97mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.261mg	0.982mg	5%
Protein	3.77g	6.2g	5%
Phosphorus	101mg	132mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.094mg	4%
Choline	14.1mg		3%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0.3mg	1%
Sodium	328mg	343mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg		1%
Net carbs	7.3g	50.2g	N/A
Potassium	163mg	176mg	0%
Sugar	4.78g		N/A
Fiber	0.1g		0%
Vitamin B2	0.184mg	0.19mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.339mg	0.328mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.147mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.198mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.32mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.259mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.082mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.157mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.219mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.089mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A