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Béchamel sauce vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between béchamel sauce and spread

  • Béchamel sauce has more phosphorus; however, spread is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Spread covers your daily vitamin A needs 85% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Spread contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1258.3%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
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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% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1950%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Spread DV% diff.
Sodium 328mg 755mg 19%
Fats 6.73g 17.1g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 3.98g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 14%
Phosphorus 101mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 13%
Calcium 126mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 7.6g 12%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 12.3µg 10%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1.7mg 10%
Vitamin A 73µg 8%
Protein 3.77g 0g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 5%
Zinc 0.42mg 4%
Potassium 163mg 12mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Calories 105kcal 158kcal 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.21mg 3%
Carbs 7.4g 0g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Manganese 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Copper 0.013mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.78g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
Saturated fat 2.152g 2.22g 0%
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
Spread
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +154.1%
Contains more OtherOther +43.8%
~equal in Water ~80.83g

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
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +184.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.22g

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.