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

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A recap on the differences between cheese sauce and turkey gravy

  • Turkey gravy has less vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B5, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6.
  • Cheese sauce covers your daily sodium needs 114% more than turkey gravy.
  • Turkey gravy contains 75 times less vitamin B5 than cheese sauce. Cheese sauce contains 1.499mg of vitamin B5, while turkey gravy contains 0.02mg.
  • Turkey gravy has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry and Gravy, turkey, canned, ready-to-serve.

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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 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 1.4% 1.2% 9.6% 26% 33% 22% 12% 75% 26% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +292.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +875.9%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +284.6%

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 3% 19% 0% 0% 53% 156% 45% 90% 42% 58% 0% 101% 0%
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% 1% 0% 5% 18% 24% 1.2% 2.3% 13% 0% 1.5% 1.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +955%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +747.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7395%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1720%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +360%
Contains more FolateFolate +6600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sauce Turkey gravy DV% diff.
Sodium 3202mg 577mg 114%
Vitamin B2 0.678mg 0.08mg 46%
Saturated fat 8.44g 0.62g 36%
Phosphorus 283mg 29mg 36%
Folate 134µg 2µg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.499mg 0.02mg 30%
Fats 18.33g 2.1g 25%
Calcium 204mg 4mg 20%
Calories 438kcal 51kcal 19%
Carbs 60.52g 5.1g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.211mg 0.02mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.868g 0.9g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.46µg 0.1µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.01mg 13%
Protein 7.68g 2.6g 10%
Potassium 428mg 109mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 2mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.399mg 1.3mg 7%
Cholesterol 23mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.2mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.983g 0.49g 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.7mg 3%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.8mg 3%
Copper 0.085mg 0.1mg 2%
Fiber 1g 0.4g 2%
Choline 2.9mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 59.52g 4.7g N/A
Sugar 10.26g 0.21g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%

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% 2% 5% 89%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 2.1 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 88.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +195.4%
Contains more FatsFats +772.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1086.7%
Contains more OtherOther +505.6%
Contains more WaterWater +2243.9%

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% 45% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.62 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.49 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +663.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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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. Turkey gravy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171568/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.