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Cheese sauce vs. Chicken gravy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese sauce and chicken gravy different?

  • Cheese sauce has more vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B5, fats, calcium, vitamin B12, and carbs than chicken gravy.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for cheese sauce is 122% higher.
  • Chicken gravy has less saturated fat.

Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry and Gravy, chicken, canned or bottled, ready-to-serve are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 61% 38% 19% 28% 30% 121% 418% 6.8% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 3% 3.7% 3.4% 6.3% 2.2% 8.6% 51% 2% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1940%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +919%
Contains more IronIron +455.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +347.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1287.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1315%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +246.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3% 0% 19% 0% 53% 156% 45% 90% 42% 58% 0% 101%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0.33% 2% 6% 12% 5.3% 8.6% 5.8% 0% 1.5% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +779.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1179.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +741.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +948.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +628%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sauce Chicken gravy DV% diff.
Sodium 3202mg 389mg 122%
Vitamin B2 0.678mg 0.053mg 48%
Phosphorus 283mg 20mg 38%
Saturated fat 8.44g 0.639g 35%
Folate 134µg 2µg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.499mg 0.143mg 27%
Fats 18.33g 2.62g 24%
Calories 438kcal 48kcal 20%
Calcium 204mg 10mg 19%
Vitamin B12 0.46µg 0µg 19%
Carbs 60.52g 5.29g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.211mg 0.024mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.868g 1.027g 15%
Protein 7.68g 0.71g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.399mg 0.285mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.025mg 12%
Potassium 428mg 42mg 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.08mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 3mg 8%
Copper 0.085mg 0.019mg 7%
Cholesterol 23mg 5mg 6%
Vitamin A 56µg 1µg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 0.09mg 5%
Fiber 1g 0.1g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.983g 0.407g 4%
Starch 4.89g 2%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.015mg 2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.377g 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Choline 3.7mg 1%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.02g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.8g 1.5g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 570kcal 676kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 23g 208g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.93 2.2 N/A
Net carbs 59.52g 5.19g N/A
Sugar 10.26g 0.3g N/A
Trans fat 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid) 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 18% 61% 4% 10%
Protein: 7.68 g
Fats: 18.33 g
Carbs: 60.52 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 9.69 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 2.62 g
Carbs: 5.29 g
Water: 90.3 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +981.7%
Contains more FatsFats +599.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1044%
Contains more WaterWater +2288.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 42% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.868 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.983 g
31% 50% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.639 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.407 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +568.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.4%

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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. Cheese sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171584/nutrients
  2. Chicken gravy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171566/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.