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Béchamel sauce vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between béchamel sauce and muenster cheese

  • Béchamel sauce has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
  • Muenster cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 85% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Béchamel sauce has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Cheese, muenster.

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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 19% 215% 12% 15% 10% 77% 201% 82% 1% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +469%
Contains more IronIron +95.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +569%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +363.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +339.4%

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% 99% 5.2% 9% 3.3% 74% 1.9% 11% 13% 184% 6.3% 9% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +308.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +390%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +316.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Muenster cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 2.152g 19.113g 77%
Calcium 126mg 717mg 59%
Phosphorus 101mg 468mg 52%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.47µg 49%
Protein 3.77g 23.41g 39%
Fats 6.73g 30.04g 36%
Cholesterol 8mg 96mg 29%
Vitamin A 73µg 298µg 25%
Zinc 0.42mg 2.81mg 22%
Selenium 3.3µg 14.5µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 8.711g 15%
Sodium 328mg 628mg 13%
Calories 105kcal 368kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.32mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 0.661g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.013mg 4%
Iron 0.21mg 0.41mg 3%
Magnesium 15mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin D 49IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 2.5µg 2%
Copper 0.013mg 0.031mg 2%
Carbs 7.4g 1.12g 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 0.103mg 1%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.056mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.26mg 1%
Potassium 163mg 134mg 1%
Folate 9µg 12µg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 1.12g N/A
Sugar 4.78g 1.12g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Choline 14.1mg 15.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.327mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0.888mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 1.145mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 2.26mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 2.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 1.24mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 1.482mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.829mg 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
23% 30% 42% 4%
Protein: 23.41 g
Fats: 30.04 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 41.77 g
Other: 3.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +560.7%
Contains more WaterWater +93.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +521%
Contains more FatsFats +346.4%
Contains more OtherOther +154.2%

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
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.113 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.661 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +226.3%

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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. Muenster cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171245/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.