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Star anise vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between star anise and béchamel sauce?

  • Star anise is richer than béchamel sauce in iron, copper, manganese, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 459% more.
  • Star anise has 146 times more fiber than béchamel sauce. While star anise has 14.6g of fiber, béchamel sauce has only 0.1g.

We used Spices, anise seed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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 +1033.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +412.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +784%
Contains more IronIron +17500%
Contains more CopperCopper +6900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1161.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +335.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9483.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +51.5%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 +2525%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +518.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1072.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1485.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +356.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.21mg 459%
Copper 0.91mg 0.013mg 100%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.024mg 99%
Fiber 14.6g 0.1g 58%
Calcium 646mg 126mg 52%
Phosphorus 440mg 101mg 48%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.041mg 47%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.42mg 44%
Potassium 1441mg 163mg 38%
Magnesium 170mg 15mg 37%
Protein 17.6g 3.77g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.055mg 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.8mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 2.67g 18%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.261mg 17%
Sodium 16mg 328mg 14%
Fats 15.9g 6.73g 14%
Carbs 50.02g 7.4g 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Calories 337kcal 105kcal 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 1.586g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.339mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.184mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.586g 2.152g 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 16µg 73µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Selenium 5µg 3.3µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 4.78g N/A
Folate 10µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 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 +366.8%
Contains more FatsFats +136.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +575.9%
Contains more OtherOther +381.9%
Contains more WaterWater +745.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 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 -72.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +266.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.6%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.