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

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Summary of differences between cheese sauce and onion gravy

Cheese sauce has more vitamin B5, folate, fats, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while onion gravy has more fiber, manganese, and vitamin B12.
Onion gravy covers your daily need for sodium 43% more than cheese sauce.
Cheese sauce contains 15 times more vitamin B5 than onion gravy. While cheese sauce contains 1.499mg of vitamin B5, onion gravy contains only 0.1mg.
The amount of saturated fat in onion gravy is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry and Gravy, onion, dry, mix.

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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.

Cheese sauce

Onion gravy

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+63.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.3%
Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+669.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~34mg

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.

Cheese sauce

Onion gravy

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1399%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+82%
Contains more FolateFolate	+332.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+52.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.2mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	3202mg	4186mg	43%
Saturated fat	8.44g	1.86g	30%
Vitamin B5	1.499mg	0.1mg	28%
Folate	134µg	31µg	26%
Fats	18.33g	3g	24%
Vitamin B2	0.678mg	0.4mg	21%
Fiber	1g	6g	20%
Manganese	0.052mg	0.4mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	6.868g	0.9g	15%
Phosphorus	283mg	203mg	11%
Selenium		6.1µg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.46µg	0.7µg	10%
Copper	0.085mg	0.17mg	9%
Calcium	204mg	280mg	8%
Vitamin B3	2.399mg	3.7mg	8%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	7mg	7%
Cholesterol	23mg	2mg	7%
Calories	438kcal	322kcal	6%
Iron	0.5mg	1mg	6%
Vitamin A	56µg	0µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.182mg	0.1mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.983g	0.14g	6%
Potassium	428mg	262mg	5%
Protein	7.68g	9g	3%
Carbs	60.52g	67.64g	2%
Zinc	1.11mg	0.88mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.211mg	0.2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	2.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	570kcal	358kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	23g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.93	0.56	N/A
Net carbs	59.52g	61.64g	N/A
Magnesium	36mg	34mg	0%
Sugar	10.26g		N/A