Dulce de Leche vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dulce de Leche and béchamel sauce

Dulce de Leche has more vitamin B2, choline, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, and potassium; however, béchamel sauce is richer in vitamin D.
Dulce de Leche covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 17% more than béchamel sauce.
Béchamel sauce has 6 times less choline than dulce de Leche. Dulce de Leche has 89.1mg of choline, while béchamel sauce has 14.1mg.
Béchamel sauce contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Dulce de Leche 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.

Dulce de Leche

Béchamel sauce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+99.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+88.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+91.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.7%

Contains more IronIron	+23.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+225%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.2%

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.

Dulce de Leche

Béchamel sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+225%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+120.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+146.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+116.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+531.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+156.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~73µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.405mg	0.184mg	17%
Carbs	55.35g	7.4g	16%
Choline	89.1mg	14.1mg	14%
Phosphorus	193mg	101mg	13%
Calcium	251mg	126mg	13%
Calories	315kcal	105kcal	11%
Saturated fat	4.534g	2.152g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.835mg	0.339mg	10%
Sodium	129mg	328mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.375g	1.586g	8%
Cholesterol	29mg	8mg	7%
Potassium	350mg	163mg	6%
Protein	6.84g	3.77g	6%
Vitamin D	6IU	49IU	5%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.2µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.016mg	0.055mg	3%
Zinc	0.79mg	0.42mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.016mg	0.041mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	15mg	2%
Vitamin C	2.6mg	0.8mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	0.6µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.143g	2.67g	1%
Folate	11µg	9µg	1%
Fats	7.35g	6.73g	1%
Selenium	2.7µg	3.3µg	1%
Manganese	0.002mg	0.024mg	1%
Copper	0.004mg	0.013mg	1%
Net carbs	55.35g	7.3g	N/A
Iron	0.17mg	0.21mg	0%
Sugar	49.74g	4.78g	N/A
Fiber	0g	0.1g	0%
Vitamin E	0.2mg	0.17mg	0%
Vitamin A	74µg	73µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.21mg	0.261mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.31µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.364g		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%
Fructose	0.32g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.131g		N/A