Chocolate brownie vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate brownie and béchamel sauce different?

Chocolate brownie is higher in copper, manganese, iron, selenium, vitamin A, magnesium, and vitamin B1; however, béchamel sauce is richer in calcium.
Daily need coverage for copper for chocolate brownie is 42% higher.
Chocolate brownie contains 24 times more manganese than béchamel sauce. While chocolate brownie contains 0.587mg of manganese, béchamel sauce contains only 0.024mg.
Béchamel sauce has less cholesterol.

Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Sauce, homemade, white, thin are the varieties 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.

Chocolate brownie

Béchamel sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+253.3%
Contains more IronIron	+776.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2884.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2345.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+248.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+121.1%

~equal in Potassium ~163mg

~equal in Sodium ~328mg

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.

Chocolate brownie

Béchamel sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+141.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+276.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+222.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+87.5%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.184mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.339mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.412g	1.586g	52%
Copper	0.388mg	0.013mg	42%
Fats	29.1g	6.73g	34%
Manganese	0.587mg	0.024mg	24%
Saturated fat	7.319g	2.152g	23%
Cholesterol	73mg	8mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	10.839g	2.67g	20%
Iron	1.84mg	0.21mg	20%
Calories	466kcal	105kcal	18%
Selenium	11.5µg	3.3µg	15%
Carbs	50.2g	7.4g	14%
Vitamin A	176µg	73µg	11%
Magnesium	53mg	15mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.141mg	0.055mg	7%
Calcium	57mg	126mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	0.3µg	6%
Vitamin D		49IU	6%
Vitamin D		1.2µg	6%
Folate	29µg	9µg	5%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.42mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.982mg	0.261mg	5%
Protein	6.2g	3.77g	5%
Phosphorus	132mg	101mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.094mg	0.041mg	4%
Choline		14.1mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.8mg	1%
Sodium	343mg	328mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Net carbs	50.2g	7.3g	N/A
Potassium	176mg	163mg	0%
Sugar		4.78g	N/A
Fiber		0.1g	0%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.184mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.328mg	0.339mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.078mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.228mg	0.147mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.198mg	0%
Leucine	0.447mg	0.32mg	0%
Lysine	0.283mg	0.259mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.082mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.298mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.323mg	0.219mg	0%
Histidine	0.136mg	0.089mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0g	N/A