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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, fats, calcium, carbs, and vitamin B1.
  • 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

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 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%
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% 1% 5% 18% 24% 1.2% 2.3% 13% 0% 1.5%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
~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%
Phosphorus 283mg 29mg 36%
Saturated fat 8.44g 0.62g 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%
Vitamin B12 0.46µg 0.1µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.868g 0.9g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.01mg 13%
Protein 7.68g 2.6g 10%
Potassium 428mg 109mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 2mg 8%
Cholesterol 23mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.399mg 1.3mg 7%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Manganese 0.052mg 0.2mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 0.7mg 3%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.8mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.983g 0.49g 3%
Fiber 1g 0.4g 2%
Copper 0.085mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Choline 2.9mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.8g 5.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 570kcal 196kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 23g 196g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.93 2.2 N/A
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 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.