Feta vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feta and American cheese

Feta has more vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and selenium.
American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 55% more.
Feta has 10 times more vitamin B1 than American cheese. Feta has 0.154mg of vitamin B1, while American cheese has 0.015mg.
Feta is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, feta and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Feta

American cheese

Contains more ZincZinc	+15.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+112.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.7%

~equal in Iron ~0.63mg

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.

Feta

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+926.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+260.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1203.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+685.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+344.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+44.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	493mg	1045mg	55%
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.234mg	47%
Phosphorus	337mg	641mg	43%
Sodium	917mg	1671mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.054mg	28%
Fats	21.28g	31.79g	16%
Vitamin A	125µg	250µg	14%
Saturated fat	14.946g	18.057g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.015mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	0.403mg	11%
Selenium	15µg	20.2µg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	8.236g	9%
Protein	14.21g	18.13g	8%
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	1.5µg	8%
Folate	32µg	8µg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.076mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	1.286g	5%
Calories	264kcal	371kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.8mg	4%
Zinc	2.88mg	2.49mg	4%
Cholesterol	89mg	100mg	4%
Choline	15.4mg	36.2mg	4%
Magnesium	19mg	26mg	2%
Copper	0.032mg	0.046mg	2%
Potassium	62mg	132mg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	23IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.6µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.6µg	1%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.041mg	1%
Carbs	4.09g	3.7g	0%
Net carbs	4.09g	3.7g	N/A
Iron	0.65mg	0.63mg	0%
Sugar	4.09g	2.26g	N/A
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A