Béchamel sauce vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between béchamel sauce and pound cake

Béchamel sauce has more calcium; however, pound cake is higher in iron, vitamin B1, choline, vitamin B3, folate, and phosphorus.
Pound cake covers your daily cholesterol needs 19% more than béchamel sauce.
Pound cake contains 3 times less calcium than béchamel sauce. Béchamel sauce contains 126mg of calcium, while pound cake contains 47mg.
Béchamel sauce has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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.

Béchamel sauce

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+168.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13%

Contains more IronIron	+604.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+223.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+358.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.5%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.43mg

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.

Béchamel sauce

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+214.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+518.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+365.2%

~equal in Vitamin A ~70µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	8mg	66mg	19%
Iron	0.21mg	1.48mg	16%
Threonine	0.147mg	153mg	15%
Carbs	7.4g	53.64g	15%
Calories	105kcal	353kcal	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.586g	3.419g	12%
Saturated fat	2.152g	4.811g	12%
Fats	6.73g	13.96g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.173mg	10%
Choline	14.1mg	65.6mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.261mg	1.615mg	8%
Calcium	126mg	47mg	8%
Folate	9µg	42µg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Phosphorus	101mg	140mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.184mg	0.249mg	5%
Manganese	0.024mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.36µg	3%
Selenium	3.3µg	5µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.339mg	0.485mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.65mg	3%
Copper	0.013mg	0.042mg	3%
Vitamin D	49IU	34IU	2%
Magnesium	15mg	8mg	2%
Protein	3.77g	5g	2%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.8µg	2%
Fiber	0.1g	0.6g	2%
Sodium	328mg	377mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	1.7µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.67g	3.02g	1%
Net carbs	7.3g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	163mg	149mg	0%
Sugar	4.78g	33.36g	N/A
Zinc	0.42mg	0.43mg	0%
Vitamin A	73µg	70µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.041mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.198mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.32mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.259mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.082mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.157mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.219mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.089mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A