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Crème caramel vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crème caramel and béchamel sauce different?

  • Crème caramel is higher in selenium; however, béchamel sauce is richer in polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for crème caramel is 27% higher.
  • Crème caramel contains 5 times more sugar than béchamel sauce. While crème caramel contains 23.15g of sugar, béchamel sauce contains only 4.78g.
  • Béchamel sauce has less cholesterol.

Desserts, flan, caramel custard, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 38% 14% 7.9% 4.3% 11% 43% 43% 3.1% 18%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140%
~equal in Phosphorus ~101mg

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 0% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 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 2.7% 24% 3.4% 18% 14% 42% 4.9% 20% 9.5% 38% 1.5% 6.8% 7.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +218.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.041mg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crème caramel Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Cholesterol 90mg 8mg 27%
Sodium 53mg 328mg 12%
Selenium 8.7µg 3.3µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.392g 1.586g 8%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Carbs 22.78g 7.4g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.514mg 0.339mg 4%
Calcium 83mg 126mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.266g 2.67g 4%
Fats 4.03g 6.73g 4%
Vitamin A 46µg 73µg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.3µg 3%
Saturated fat 1.799g 2.152g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.184mg 2%
Protein 4.53g 3.77g 2%
Calories 145kcal 105kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.055mg 2%
Copper 0.028mg 0.013mg 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.21mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 15mg 1%
Potassium 118mg 163mg 1%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.024mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 0.261mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Phosphorus 96mg 101mg 1%
Net carbs 22.78g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 23.15g 4.78g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.42mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.041mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.6µg 0%
Folate 9µg 9µg 0%
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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 g
4% 7% 7% 81%
Protein: 3.77 g
Fats: 6.73 g
Carbs: 7.4 g
Water: 80.66 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +207.8%
Contains more FatsFats +67%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +136.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.799 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.266 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.392 g
34% 42% 25%
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 -16.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +110.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +304.6%

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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. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/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.