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Paprika vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between paprika and béchamel sauce

  • Béchamel sauce has less vitamin A, iron, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B2, copper, manganese, vitamin K, and potassium than paprika.
  • Paprika covers your daily need for vitamin A, 980% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Paprika has 349 times more fiber than béchamel sauce. While paprika has 34.9g of fiber, béchamel sauce has only 0.1g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, paprika 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.
Paprika
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 127% 69% 201% 793% 238% 118% 135% 8.9% 207% 34%
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 +1086.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1298.8%
Contains more IronIron +9966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +5384.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +931%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6525%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.9%

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.
Paprika
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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 3% 821% 582% 0% 83% 284% 189% 151% 494% 0% 201% 37% 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 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3274%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17017.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +568.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3754.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +640.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5122%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13283.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +444.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +265.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Paprika Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin A 2463µg 73µg 266%
Iron 21.14mg 0.21mg 262%
Vitamin E 29.1mg 0.17mg 193%
Vitamin B6 2.141mg 0.041mg 162%
Fiber 34.9g 0.1g 139%
Vitamin B2 1.23mg 0.184mg 80%
Copper 0.713mg 0.013mg 78%
Manganese 1.59mg 0.024mg 68%
Vitamin K 80.3µg 0.6µg 66%
Potassium 2280mg 163mg 62%
Vitamin B3 10.06mg 0.261mg 61%
Vitamin B5 2.51mg 0.339mg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.766g 1.586g 41%
Magnesium 178mg 15mg 39%
Zinc 4.33mg 0.42mg 36%
Phosphorus 314mg 101mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.33mg 0.055mg 23%
Protein 14.14g 3.77g 21%
Carbs 53.99g 7.4g 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Sodium 68mg 328mg 11%
Folate 49µg 9µg 10%
Calcium 229mg 126mg 10%
Calories 282kcal 105kcal 9%
Fats 12.89g 6.73g 9%
Fructose 6.71g 8%
Choline 51.5mg 14.1mg 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Selenium 6.3µg 3.3µg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.695g 2.67g 2%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.8mg 0%
Net carbs 19.09g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 10.34g 4.78g N/A
Saturated fat 2.14g 2.152g 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.49mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.57mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.92mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.69mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.2mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.61mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.75mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.25mg 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.453g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 13% 54% 11% 8%
Protein: 14.14 g
Fats: 12.89 g
Carbs: 53.99 g
Water: 11.24 g
Other: 7.74 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 +275.1%
Contains more FatsFats +91.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +629.6%
Contains more OtherOther +437.5%
Contains more WaterWater +617.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.695 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.766 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +389.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~2.152g

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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. Paprika - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171329/nutrients

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

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