Russian dressing vs. Béchamel sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between russian dressing and béchamel sauce

Russian dressing has more vitamin K, fats, vitamin E, and carbs; however, béchamel sauce is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, and protein.
Russian dressing covers your daily vitamin K needs 44% more than béchamel sauce.
Béchamel sauce has 20 times less vitamin E than russian dressing. Russian dressing has 3.32mg of vitamin E, while béchamel sauce has 0.17mg.
Béchamel sauce contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Salad dressing, russian dressing and Sauce, homemade, white, thin.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Russian dressing

Béchamel sauce

Contains more IronIron	+185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+346.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+162.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+869.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+90.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+405%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+106.3%

~equal in Potassium ~163mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Russian dressing

Béchamel sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+650%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1852.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+127.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+136.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+8850%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+151.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	14.83g	1.586g	88%
Vitamin K	53.7µg	0.6µg	44%
Sodium	1133mg	328mg	35%
Fats	26.18g	6.73g	30%
Vitamin E	3.32mg	0.17mg	21%
Calories	355kcal	105kcal	13%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Phosphorus	20mg	101mg	12%
Calcium	13mg	126mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.046mg	0.184mg	11%
Carbs	31.9g	7.4g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.928g	2.67g	8%
Protein	0.69g	3.77g	6%
Vitamin C	6mg	0.8mg	6%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	49 IU	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.2µg	6%
Iron	0.6mg	0.21mg	5%
Copper	0.058mg	0.013mg	5%
Vitamin A	29µg	73µg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.041mg	4%
Cholesterol	0mg	8mg	3%
Selenium	1.6µg	3.3µg	3%
Fiber	0.7g	0.1g	2%
Zinc	0.22mg	0.42mg	2%
Manganese	0.063mg	0.024mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.055mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.594mg	0.261mg	2%
Choline	4.6mg	14.1mg	2%
Magnesium	10mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.339mg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Saturated fat	2.39g	2.152g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.19g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	5145kcal	279kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	95g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	8.7	2	N/A
Net carbs	31.2g	7.3g	N/A
Potassium	173mg	163mg	0%
Sugar	17.68g	4.78g	N/A
Trans fat	0.17g		N/A
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%