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Béchamel sauce vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between béchamel sauce and french toast

  • French toast is richer than béchamel sauce in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for french toast is 36% higher.
  • Béchamel sauce contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Sauce, homemade, white, thin and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) 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 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.3%
Contains more IronIron +695.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +346.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +683.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +509.1%

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 1% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +69.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +74.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +523.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +377.8%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.31µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce French toast DV% diff.
Cholesterol 8mg 116mg 36%
Selenium 3.3µg 20.1µg 31%
Iron 0.21mg 1.67mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.204mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.321mg 11%
Folate 9µg 43µg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 1.628mg 9%
Protein 3.77g 7.7g 8%
Sodium 328mg 479mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 2.594g 7%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.188mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 73µg 124µg 6%
Calories 105kcal 229kcal 6%
Fats 6.73g 10.8g 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Carbs 7.4g 25g 6%
Copper 0.013mg 0.058mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 4.524g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.549mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.074mg 3%
Saturated fat 2.152g 2.723g 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Calcium 126mg 100mg 3%
Phosphorus 101mg 117mg 2%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.67mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0.3mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 134mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 25g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 4.78g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.31µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.389mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g 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
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +47.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +104.2%
Contains more FatsFats +60.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237.8%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

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
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +69.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63.6%

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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. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.