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Hot dog vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between hot dogs and béchamel sauce

  • Béchamel sauce has less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B6, and copper.
  • Hot dogs cover your daily vitamin B12 needs 53% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Béchamel sauce contains 10 times less vitamin B3 than hot dogs. Hot dogs contain 2.665mg of vitamin B3, while béchamel sauce contains 0.261mg.
  • Béchamel sauce has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Frankfurter, meat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 30% 13% 41% 32% 33% 88% 142% 5.9% 68%
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 +419%
Contains more CopperCopper +646.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +104%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +278.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg
~equal in Potassium ~163mg

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% 0% 3.8% 0% 14% 28% 50% 19% 38% 196% 0% 4.5% 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 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +921.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +304.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +423.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.055mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.339mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot dog Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.57µg 0.3µg 53%
Sodium 1090mg 328mg 33%
Fats 25.76g 6.73g 29%
Saturated fat 7.666g 2.152g 25%
Cholesterol 77mg 8mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 11.386g 2.67g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.404g 1.586g 19%
Selenium 12.5µg 3.3µg 17%
Phosphorus 206mg 101mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.665mg 0.261mg 15%
Protein 10.26g 3.77g 13%
Iron 1.09mg 0.21mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.041mg 10%
Calories 290kcal 105kcal 9%
Copper 0.097mg 0.013mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 73µg 8%
Zinc 1.2mg 0.42mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.184mg 5%
Calcium 99mg 126mg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Carbs 4.17g 7.4g 1%
Folate 6µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.339mg 1%
Manganese 0.045mg 0.024mg 1%
Net carbs 4.17g 7.3g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 152mg 163mg 0%
Sugar 4.78g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.055mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.111mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.474mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.53mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.907mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.963mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.555mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.331mg 0.089mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 26% 4% 56% 4%
Protein: 10.26 g
Fats: 25.76 g
Carbs: 4.17 g
Water: 56.31 g
Other: 3.5 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 +172.1%
Contains more FatsFats +282.8%
Contains more OtherOther +143.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.5%
Contains more WaterWater +43.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 49% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.666 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.404 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +326.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.9%

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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. Hot dog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172968/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.