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Pecan vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pecan and béchamel sauce?

  • Pecan is richer than béchamel sauce in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Pecan's daily need coverage for manganese is 195% more.
  • Pecan has 96 times more fiber than béchamel sauce. While pecan has 9.6g of fiber, béchamel sauce has only 0.1g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in béchamel sauce is lower.

We used Nuts, pecans and Sauce, homemade, white, thin types 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.
Pecan
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
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 +706.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.5%
Contains more IronIron +1104.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +9130.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +978.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +174.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%

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.
Pecan
9
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +723.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +347.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +412.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +483.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +187.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2333.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.024mg 195%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 1.586g 134%
Copper 1.2mg 0.013mg 132%
Fats 71.97g 6.73g 100%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 2.67g 95%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.055mg 50%
Fiber 9.6g 0.1g 38%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.42mg 37%
Iron 2.53mg 0.21mg 29%
Calories 691kcal 105kcal 29%
Magnesium 121mg 15mg 25%
Phosphorus 277mg 101mg 25%
Saturated fat 6.18g 2.152g 18%
Sodium 0mg 328mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.041mg 13%
Protein 9.17g 3.77g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.339mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.17mg 8%
Vitamin A 3µg 73µg 8%
Potassium 410mg 163mg 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Calcium 70mg 126mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.261mg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Choline 40.5mg 14.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.184mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Folate 22µg 9µg 3%
Carbs 13.86g 7.4g 2%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.6µg 2%
Selenium 3.8µg 3.3µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.8mg 0%
Net carbs 4.26g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 4.78g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.089mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 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 +143.2%
Contains more FatsFats +969.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.3%
Contains more WaterWater +2191.5%
~equal in Other ~1.44g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
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9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 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 +1428.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1262.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.2%

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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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.