Mayonnaise vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between mayonnaise and béchamel sauce

Mayonnaise has more vitamin K and vitamin E; however, béchamel sauce is richer in vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin D.
Mayonnaise covers your daily vitamin K needs 135% more than béchamel sauce.
Béchamel sauce has 19 times less vitamin E than mayonnaise. Mayonnaise has 3.28mg of vitamin E, while béchamel sauce has 0.17mg.
Béchamel sauce contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Salad dressing, mayonnaise, regular 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.

Mayonnaise

Béchamel sauce

Contains more CopperCopper

+46.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+715%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+381%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+242.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.5%

~equal in Iron ~0.21mg

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.

Mayonnaise

Béchamel sauce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1829.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+27066.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+142.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+356.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+868.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+412.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+150%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	44.69g	1.586g	287%
Vitamin K	163µg	0.6µg	135%
Fats	74.85g	6.73g	105%
Saturated fat	11.703g	2.152g	43%
Monounsaturated fat	16.843g	2.67g	35%
Calories	680kcal	105kcal	29%
Vitamin E	3.28mg	0.17mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg	0.184mg	13%
Sodium	635mg	328mg	13%
Calcium	8mg	126mg	12%
Cholesterol	42mg	8mg	11%
Phosphorus	21mg	101mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0.3µg	8%
Vitamin A	16µg	73µg	6%
Protein	0.96g	3.77g	6%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.2µg	5%
Vitamin D	7IU	49IU	5%
Choline	34.2mg	14.1mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.055mg	4%
Potassium	20mg	163mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.008mg	0.041mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.172mg	0.339mg	3%
Magnesium	1mg	15mg	3%
Selenium	2.3µg	3.3µg	2%
Zinc	0.15mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.261mg	2%
Carbs	0.57g	7.4g	2%
Manganese	0.007mg	0.024mg	1%
Copper	0.019mg	0.013mg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Net carbs	0.57g	7.3g	N/A
Iron	0.21mg	0.21mg	0%
Sugar	0.57g	4.78g	N/A
Fiber	0g	0.1g	0%
Trans fat	0.187g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.017mg	0.046mg	0%
Threonine	0.055mg	0.147mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.065mg	0.198mg	0%
Leucine	0.095mg	0.32mg	0%
Lysine	0.072mg	0.259mg	0%
Methionine	0.035mg	0.082mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.057mg	0.157mg	0%
Valine	0.074mg	0.219mg	0%
Histidine	0.026mg	0.089mg	0%
Fructose	0.05g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	5.331g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.125g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.03g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	38.942g		N/A