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Béchamel sauce vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between béchamel sauce and meatball?

  • Meatball is richer than béchamel sauce in copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, fiber, folate, vitamin B3, choline, and zinc.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for copper is 77% more.

We used Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Meatballs, meatless 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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +404%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +312.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.4%
Contains more IronIron +928.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +5330.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +240.6%

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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +917.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1605.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +857.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +387.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +766.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +527%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Meatball DV% diff.
Copper 0.013mg 0.706mg 77%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.938mg 74%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.5µg 50%
Phosphorus 101mg 344mg 35%
Protein 3.77g 21g 34%
Iron 0.21mg 2.16mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 4.666g 21%
Fiber 0.1g 4.6g 18%
Folate 9µg 78µg 17%
Choline 14.1mg 88.4mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 2.5mg 14%
Zinc 0.42mg 1.8mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.2mg 12%
Sodium 328mg 550mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1.73mg 10%
Calcium 126mg 25mg 10%
Vitamin A 73µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Calories 105kcal 197kcal 5%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.8µg 5%
Saturated fat 2.152g 1.425g 3%
Fats 6.73g 9g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.5mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.213mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 2.188g 1%
Manganese 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 15mg 18mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 180mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 3.4g N/A
Carbs 7.4g 8g 0%
Sugar 4.78g 1.25g 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%

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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more WaterWater +39.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +457%
Contains more FatsFats +33.7%
Contains more OtherOther +177.8%
~equal in Carbs ~8g

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
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.2%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.