Chowder vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between chowder and béchamel sauce
- Chowder has more vitamin A; however, béchamel sauce is richer in monounsaturated fat.
- Chowder covers your daily vitamin A needs 18% more than béchamel sauce.
- Béchamel sauce has 9 times less fiber than chowder. Chowder has 0.9g of fiber, while béchamel sauce has 0.1g.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Soup, chicken corn chowder, chunky, ready-to-serve, single brand and Sauce, homemade, white, thin.
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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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +25.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Phosphorus | 101mg | 14% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.184mg | 14% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 13% | |
Calcium | 126mg | 13% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.339mg | 7% | |
Selenium | 3.3µg | 6% | |
Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 6% | |
Vitamin D | 49IU | 6% | |
Potassium | 163mg | 5% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 5% | |
Zinc | 0.42mg | 4% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.27g | 2.67g | 4% |
Magnesium | 15mg | 4% | |
Iron | 0.21mg | 3% | |
Fiber | 0.9g | 0.1g | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 3% | |
Choline | 14.1mg | 3% | |
Saturated fat | 1.75g | 2.152g | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.261mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.9g | 1.586g | 2% |
Folate | 9µg | 2% | |
Vitamin A | 58µg | 73µg | 2% |
Cholesterol | 11mg | 8mg | 1% |
Protein | 3.1g | 3.77g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.17mg | 1% | |
Sodium | 299mg | 328mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.8mg | 1% | |
Copper | 0.013mg | 1% | |
Fats | 6.3g | 6.73g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Manganese | 0.024mg | 1% | |
Calories | 99kcal | 105kcal | 0% |
Carbs | 7.5g | 7.4g | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.6g | 7.3g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.78g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.046mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.147mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.198mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.32mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.259mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.082mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.157mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.219mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.089mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.1 g
Fats:
6.3 g
Carbs:
7.5 g
Water:
82.1 g
Other:
1 g
Protein:
3.77 g
Fats:
6.73 g
Carbs:
7.4 g
Water:
80.66 g
Other:
1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +21.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +44% |
~equal in
Fats
~6.73g
~equal in
Carbs
~7.4g
~equal in
Water
~80.66g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.75 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.9 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.152 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.586 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -18.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +19.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +110.2% |