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Béchamel sauce vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are béchamel sauce and tortilla different?

  • Tortilla is higher than béchamel sauce in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, copper, and fiber.
  • Tortilla covers your daily need for iron, 45% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Béchamel sauce contains 7 times more saturated fat than tortilla. Béchamel sauce contains 2.152g of saturated fat, while tortilla contains 0.296g.

Sauce, homemade, white, thin and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) types were 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 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +1714.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +684.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1016.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +403%

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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +572.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1480.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +988.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Béchamel sauce Tortilla DV% diff.
Iron 0.21mg 3.81mg 45%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.37mg 26%
Selenium 3.3µg 16.6µg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.261mg 4.125mg 24%
Folate 9µg 98µg 22%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Carbs 7.4g 49.94g 14%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 13%
Manganese 0.024mg 0.268mg 11%
Copper 0.013mg 0.102mg 10%
Fats 6.73g 0.95g 9%
Fiber 0.1g 2.4g 9%
Saturated fat 2.152g 0.296g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.586g 0.391g 8%
Vitamin A 73µg 8%
Sodium 328mg 482mg 7%
Protein 3.77g 7.28g 7%
Calories 105kcal 237kcal 7%
Phosphorus 101mg 146mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.67g 0.185g 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Calcium 126mg 70mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.114mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.339mg 0.17mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Potassium 163mg 105mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.06mg 1%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.32mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 7.3g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 4.78g 2.75g N/A
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.19mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

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% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +608.4%
Contains more WaterWater +101.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +574.9%
Contains more OtherOther +29.9%

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
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1343.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +305.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.