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Béchamel sauce vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are béchamel sauce and Mexican tea different?

  • Béchamel sauce is higher in vitamin B12; however, Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, copper, calcium, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 134% higher.

Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Epazote, raw 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.
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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +288.3%
Contains more IronIron +795.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1361.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +161.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12808.3%

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +144.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2288.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.024mg 3.098mg 134%
Folate 9µg 215µg 52%
Magnesium 15mg 121mg 25%
Iron 0.21mg 1.88mg 21%
Copper 0.013mg 0.19mg 20%
Fiber 0.1g 3.8g 15%
Calcium 126mg 275mg 15%
Potassium 163mg 633mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.348mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Sodium 328mg 43mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 11%
Fats 6.73g 0.52g 10%
Saturated fat 2.152g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.152mg 9%
Vitamin A 73µg 3µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 7%
Protein 3.77g 0.33g 7%
Zinc 0.42mg 1.1mg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Calories 105kcal 32kcal 4%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.9µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.179mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 3.6mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.028mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 0.639mg 2%
Phosphorus 101mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 3.64g N/A
Carbs 7.4g 7.44g 0%
Sugar 4.78g 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1042.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1194.2%
Contains more WaterWater +10.6%
Contains more OtherOther +73.6%
~equal in Carbs ~7.44g

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.