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Vegetable oil vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between vegetable oil and béchamel sauce

  • Vegetable oil has more vitamin E and vitamin K; however, béchamel sauce is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and vitamin B5.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily vitamin E needs 97% more than béchamel sauce.
  • Béchamel sauce has 35 times less vitamin K than vegetable oil. Vegetable oil has 21µg of vitamin K, while béchamel sauce has 0.6µg.
  • Béchamel sauce contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, corn, peanut, and olive 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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +61.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
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 EVitamin E +8594.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +6950%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 1.586g 210%
Fats 100g 6.73g 143%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 2.67g 113%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 0.17mg 97%
Saturated fat 14.367g 2.152g 56%
Calories 884kcal 105kcal 39%
Vitamin K 21µg 0.6µg 17%
Phosphorus 0mg 101mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.184mg 14%
Sodium 0mg 328mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Calcium 0mg 126mg 13%
Protein 0g 3.77g 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 73µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.339mg 7%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Selenium 0µg 3.3µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.055mg 5%
Potassium 0mg 163mg 5%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.42mg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 15mg 4%
Choline 0.2mg 14.1mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.041mg 3%
Carbs 0g 7.4g 2%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.261mg 2%
Iron 0.13mg 0.21mg 1%
Manganese 0mg 0.024mg 1%
Copper 0mg 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 7.3g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.78g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 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 FatsFats +1385.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1699%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1982.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85%

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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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.