Fast food vs. Feta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fast food and feta?

Fast food is richer in iron and vitamin B3, while feta is higher in calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
Feta's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 52% higher.
Feta has 6 times less vitamin B3 than fast food. Fast food has 5.617mg of vitamin B3, while feta has 0.991mg.
Fast food is lower in cholesterol.
Fast food has a higher glycemic index (66) than feta (27).

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Cheese, feta types in this comparison.

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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.

Fast food

Feta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+217.7%
Contains more IronIron	+370.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+278.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+695.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+151.5%

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.

Fast food

Feta

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+111.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+466.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+172.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%
Contains more CholineCholine	+123.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1288.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+89.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.493g	14.946g	48%
Calcium	62mg	493mg	43%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.844mg	37%
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	1.69µg	33%
Iron	3.06mg	0.65mg	30%
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	0.991mg	29%
Phosphorus	134mg	337mg	29%
Sodium	331mg	917mg	25%
Cholesterol	33mg	89mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.424mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.154mg	14%
Fats	12.01g	21.28g	14%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.028mg	14%
Vitamin A	9µg	125µg	13%
Folate	80µg	32µg	12%
Selenium	20.3µg	15µg	10%
Copper	0.121mg	0.032mg	10%
Carbs	31.5g	4.09g	9%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	0.967mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	0.591g	7%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Protein	16.52g	14.21g	5%
Potassium	197mg	62mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.9µg	1.8µg	3%
Choline	34.4mg	15.4mg	3%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Zinc	2.52mg	2.88mg	3%
Calories	297kcal	264kcal	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Magnesium	27mg	19mg	2%
Vitamin D	2IU	16IU	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	4.623g	1%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.18mg	1%
Net carbs	29.8g	4.09g	N/A
Sugar	4.88g	4.09g	N/A
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	0.637mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	0.803mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	1.395mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	1.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.368mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.675mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.397mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A