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Béchamel sauce vs. Eggnog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between béchamel sauce and eggnog

  • Béchamel sauce has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat; however, eggnog has more choline and vitamin B12.
  • Eggnog's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 17% more.
  • Béchamel sauce has 8 times more polyunsaturated fat than eggnog. Béchamel sauce has 1.586g of polyunsaturated fat, while eggnog has 0.198g.
  • Eggnog is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Eggnog.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 39% 15% 7.5% 4.3% 13% 47% 7% 0.65% 23%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +380%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.3%
~equal in Calcium ~130mg
~equal in Potassium ~165mg
~equal in Iron ~0.2mg
~equal in Copper ~0.013mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.46mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~109mg

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%
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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 5% 20% 4.2% 18% 8.5% 44% 2% 25% 12% 56% 0.75% 0.75% 28%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +270.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~1.2µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.19mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Eggnog DV% diff.
Cholesterol 8mg 59mg 17%
Sodium 328mg 54mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 0.198g 9%
Choline 14.1mg 52.2mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.45µg 6%
Fats 6.73g 4.19g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 1.302g 3%
Selenium 3.3µg 4.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.034mg 2%
Protein 3.77g 4.55g 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.417mg 2%
Saturated fat 2.152g 2.591g 2%
Vitamin A 73µg 59µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 0.105mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.05mg 1%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.005mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 88kcal 1%
Phosphorus 101mg 109mg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1.5mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 8.05g N/A
Carbs 7.4g 8.05g 0%
Vitamin D 49IU 49IU 0%
Calcium 126mg 130mg 0%
Potassium 163mg 165mg 0%
Iron 0.21mg 0.2mg 0%
Sugar 4.78g 8.05g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Copper 0.013mg 0.013mg 0%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.46mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.21mg 0%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 1.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.085mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0.237mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.383mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.12mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.225mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0.289mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.108mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 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
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5% 4% 8% 83%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 4.19 g
Carbs: 8.05 g
Water: 82.54 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +60.6%
Contains more OtherOther +114.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.7%
~equal in Carbs ~8.05g
~equal in Water ~82.54g

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
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63% 32% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.591 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +105.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +701%

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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. Eggnog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171258/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.