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Spätzle vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spätzle and béchamel sauce

  • Spätzle has more selenium, manganese, and copper; however, béchamel sauce is higher in vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin B12.
  • Spätzle covers your daily selenium needs 37% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Béchamel sauce contains 13 times less manganese than spätzle. Spätzle contains 0.315mg of manganese, while béchamel sauce contains 0.024mg.
  • Béchamel sauce has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
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 +40%
Contains more IronIron +185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +653.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1212.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +624.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +328.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.9%

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.
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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +820%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.17mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spätzle Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Selenium 23.9µg 3.3µg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.184mg 13%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.024mg 13%
Calcium 12mg 126mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.3µg 9%
Copper 0.098mg 0.013mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.419g 2.152g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 1.586g 7%
Cholesterol 29mg 8mg 7%
Fats 2.07g 6.73g 7%
Vitamin A 6µg 73µg 7%
Sodium 165mg 328mg 7%
Carbs 25.16g 7.4g 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Iron 0.6mg 0.21mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 2.67g 5%
Phosphorus 76mg 101mg 4%
Fiber 1.2g 0.1g 4%
Potassium 38mg 163mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0.339mg 2%
Choline 25.7mg 14.1mg 2%
Calories 138kcal 105kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.055mg 2%
Protein 4.54g 3.77g 2%
Zinc 0.65mg 0.42mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.261mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Folate 7µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 23.96g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 4.78g N/A
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0.17mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.041mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0.089mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 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 +20.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +240%
Contains more FatsFats +225.1%
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%
Contains more OtherOther +188%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +359.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +187.3%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.