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Vegetable vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are vegetable and béchamel sauce different?

  • Vegetable is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and copper; however, béchamel sauce is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin D.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for vegetable is 80% higher.
  • Vegetable contains 44 times more fiber than béchamel sauce. While vegetable contains 4.4g of fiber, béchamel sauce contains only 0.1g.
  • Vegetable has less sodium.

Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Sauce, homemade, white, thin are the varieties used 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +46.7%
Contains more IronIron +290.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +538.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1479.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +404%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +98%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
~equal in Potassium ~163mg

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +193.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3816.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Béchamel sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0.6µg 19%
Fiber 4.4g 0.1g 17%
Vitamin A 214µg 73µg 16%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.024mg 15%
Sodium 35mg 328mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Saturated fat 0.031g 2.152g 10%
Fats 0.15g 6.73g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 1.586g 10%
Calcium 25mg 126mg 10%
Copper 0.083mg 0.013mg 8%
Iron 0.82mg 0.21mg 8%
Phosphorus 51mg 101mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 2.67g 7%
Vitamin D 0IU 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Selenium 0.3µg 3.3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.184mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.261mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.339mg 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0.8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.041mg 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Choline 24.1mg 14.1mg 2%
Calories 65kcal 105kcal 2%
Magnesium 22mg 15mg 2%
Protein 2.86g 3.77g 2%
Carbs 13.09g 7.4g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.17mg 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.42mg 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 7.3g N/A
Potassium 169mg 163mg 0%
Sugar 3.12g 4.78g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.046mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.147mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.198mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.259mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.082mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.219mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.089mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 CarbsCarbs +76.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4386.7%
Contains more OtherOther +114.9%
~equal in Water ~80.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2102.8%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.