Pound cake vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pound cake and béchamel sauce

Pound cake has more iron, vitamin B1, choline, vitamin B3, folate, and phosphorus; however, béchamel sauce is higher in calcium.
Pound cake covers your daily cholesterol needs 19% more than béchamel sauce.
Béchamel sauce contains 7 times less iron than pound cake. Pound cake contains 1.48mg of iron, while béchamel sauce contains 0.21mg.
Béchamel sauce has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Pound cake

Béchamel sauce

Contains more IronIron	+604.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+223.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+358.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+51.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+168.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13%

~equal in Potassium ~163mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.42mg

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.

Pound cake

Béchamel sauce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+214.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+518.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+365.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.9%

~equal in Vitamin A ~73µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	66mg	8mg	19%
Iron	1.48mg	0.21mg	16%
Threonine	153mg	0.147mg	15%
Carbs	53.64g	7.4g	15%
Calories	353kcal	105kcal	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.419g	1.586g	12%
Saturated fat	4.811g	2.152g	12%
Fats	13.96g	6.73g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.173mg	0.055mg	10%
Choline	65.6mg	14.1mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.615mg	0.261mg	8%
Calcium	47mg	126mg	8%
Folate	42µg	9µg	8%
Starch	17.36g		7%
Phosphorus	140mg	101mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.249mg	0.184mg	5%
Manganese	0.11mg	0.024mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.36µg	0.3µg	3%
Selenium	5µg	3.3µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.339mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.65mg	0.17mg	3%
Copper	0.042mg	0.013mg	3%
Vitamin D	34IU	49IU	2%
Magnesium	8mg	15mg	2%
Protein	5g	3.77g	2%
Vitamin D	0.8µg	1.2µg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0.1g	2%
Sodium	377mg	328mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.6µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	3.02g	2.67g	1%
Net carbs	53.04g	7.3g	N/A
Potassium	149mg	163mg	0%
Sugar	33.36g	4.78g	N/A
Zinc	0.43mg	0.42mg	0%
Vitamin A	70µg	73µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.036mg	0.041mg	0%
Trans fat	0.192g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.204mg	0.198mg	0%
Leucine	0.397mg	0.32mg	0%
Lysine	0.198mg	0.259mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.082mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.239mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.249mg	0.219mg	0%
Histidine	0.117mg	0.089mg	0%
Fructose	0.33g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.372g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.895g		N/A