Chowder vs. Cheese sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chowder and cheese sauce

Chowder has more vitamin A and polyunsaturated fat; however, cheese sauce is higher in monounsaturated fat.
Cheese sauce covers your daily sodium needs 126% more than chowder.
Cheese sauce contains 6 times less vitamin A than chowder. Chowder contains 1150IU of vitamin A, while cheese sauce contains 202IU.
Chowder has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, chicken corn chowder, chunky, ready-to-serve, single brand and Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry.

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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.

Chowder

Cheese sauce

Contains less SodiumSodium

-90.7%

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Chowder

Cheese sauce

~equal in Vitamin A ~56µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	299mg	3202mg	126%
Vitamin B2		0.678mg	52%
Phosphorus		283mg	40%
Folate		134µg	34%
Saturated fat	1.75g	8.44g	30%
Vitamin B5		1.499mg	30%
Calcium		204mg	20%
Fats	6.3g	18.33g	19%
Vitamin B12		0.46µg	19%
Carbs	7.5g	60.52g	18%
Vitamin B1		0.211mg	18%
Calories	99kcal	438kcal	17%
Vitamin B3		2.399mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	1.27g	6.868g	14%
Vitamin B6		0.182mg	14%
Potassium		428mg	13%
Zinc		1.11mg	10%
Protein	3.1g	7.68g	9%
Copper		0.085mg	9%
Magnesium		36mg	9%
Iron		0.5mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.9g	0.983g	6%
Cholesterol	11mg	23mg	4%
Manganese		0.052mg	2%
Vitamin C		0.9mg	1%
Net carbs	6.6g	59.52g	N/A
Sugar		10.26g	N/A
Fiber	0.9g	1g	0%
Vitamin A	58µg	56µg	0%