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Eggnog vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between eggnog and béchamel sauce

  • Eggnog has more choline and vitamin B12; however, béchamel sauce has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Eggnog's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 17% more.
  • Eggnog has 4 times more choline than béchamel sauce. Eggnog has 52.2mg of choline, while béchamel sauce has 14.1mg.
  • Béchamel sauce is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Eggnog 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.
Eggnog
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 39% 15% 7.5% 4.3% 13% 47% 7% 0.65% 23%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +380%
~equal in Calcium ~126mg
~equal in Potassium ~163mg
~equal in Iron ~0.21mg
~equal in Copper ~0.013mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.42mg
~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.
Eggnog
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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 5% 20% 4.2% 18% 8.5% 44% 2% 25% 12% 56% 0.75% 0.75% 28%
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 CVitamin C +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +270.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin D ~1.2µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.184mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggnog Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Cholesterol 59mg 8mg 17%
Sodium 54mg 328mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.198g 1.586g 9%
Choline 52.2mg 14.1mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.45µg 0.3µg 6%
Fats 4.19g 6.73g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.302g 2.67g 3%
Selenium 4.2µg 3.3µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.055mg 2%
Protein 4.55g 3.77g 2%
Folate 1µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.339mg 2%
Saturated fat 2.591g 2.152g 2%
Vitamin A 59µg 73µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.261mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.041mg 1%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.024mg 1%
Calories 88kcal 105kcal 1%
Phosphorus 109mg 101mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 8.05g 7.3g N/A
Carbs 8.05g 7.4g 0%
Vitamin D 49IU 49IU 0%
Calcium 130mg 126mg 0%
Potassium 165mg 163mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 0.21mg 0%
Sugar 8.05g 4.78g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Copper 0.013mg 0.013mg 0%
Zinc 0.46mg 0.42mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 1.2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.184mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.237mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.383mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.12mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.225mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.289mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.108mg 0.089mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eggnog
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5% 4% 8% 83%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 4.19 g
Carbs: 8.05 g
Water: 82.54 g
Other: 0.67 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 +20.7%
Contains more FatsFats +60.6%
Contains more OtherOther +114.9%
~equal in Carbs ~7.4g
~equal in Water ~80.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eggnog
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63% 32% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.591 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.198 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 -16.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +105.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +701%

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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. Eggnog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171258/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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