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Béchamel sauce vs. Custard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between béchamel sauce and custard

  • Béchamel sauce has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat; however, custard is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B5.
  • Custard covers your daily cholesterol needs 14% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Custard contains 5 times less polyunsaturated fat than béchamel sauce. Béchamel sauce contains 1.586g of polyunsaturated fat, while custard contains 0.312g.
  • Custard has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk.

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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 11% 42% 18% 13% 10% 14% 56% 11% 0.91% 33%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +242.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27%
Contains more IronIron +61.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +81.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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 0.33% 17% 1.2% 18% 15% 51% 2.5% 42% 15% 65% 0.5% 6.8% 6.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +97.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +106.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +73.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~1.2µg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Custard DV% diff.
Cholesterol 8mg 51mg 14%
Sodium 328mg 84mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.52µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 0.312g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.699mg 7%
Selenium 3.3µg 6µg 5%
Fats 6.73g 4g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 1.127g 4%
Phosphorus 101mg 130mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.22mg 3%
Carbs 7.4g 17.6g 3%
Copper 0.013mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.064mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin A 73µg 52µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 0.132mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.061mg 1%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.007mg 1%
Saturated fat 2.152g 2.032g 1%
Calories 105kcal 122kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.06mg 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.51mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 207mg 1%
Calcium 126mg 139mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.1mg 1%
Protein 3.77g 3.99g 0%
Net carbs 7.3g 17.6g N/A
Vitamin D 49IU 47IU 0%
Magnesium 15mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 4.78g 4.82g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 1.2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.2µg 0%
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
Choline 14.1mg 11.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0.207mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.337mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0.233mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.092mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g 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
4% 4% 18% 73%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 17.6 g
Water: 73.45 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more FatsFats +68.3%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137.8%
~equal in Protein ~3.99g
~equal in Water ~73.45g

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
59% 32% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.312 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +136.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +408.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.032g

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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. Custard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168773/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.