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Feta vs. Butter oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feta and butter oil

  • Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, butter oil has more vitamin A.
  • Butter oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 235% more.
  • Butter oil is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, feta and Butter oil, anhydrous.

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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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 148% 5.5% 24% 11% 79% 144% 120% 3.7% 82%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.44% 0% 0.33% 0.27% 1.3% 0.26% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1140%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +3100%
Contains more ZincZinc +28700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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
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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% 42% 3.6% 6% 39% 195% 19% 58% 98% 211% 4.5% 24% 8.4%
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% 280% 56% 0% 0.25% 1.2% 0.06% 0.6% 0.23% 1.3% 22% 0% 12%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16780%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +9570%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16800%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +572%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1455.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +377.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Butter oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 14.946g 61.924g 214%
Fats 21.28g 99.48g 120%
Vitamin A 125µg 840µg 79%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0.01µg 70%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.005mg 65%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 28.732g 60%
Cholesterol 89mg 256mg 56%
Calcium 493mg 4mg 49%
Phosphorus 337mg 3mg 48%
Sodium 917mg 2mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.001mg 33%
Calories 264kcal 876kcal 31%
Protein 14.21g 0.28g 28%
Selenium 15µg 0µg 27%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.01mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 3.694g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.01mg 19%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 2.8mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.001mg 13%
Iron 0.65mg 0mg 8%
Folate 32µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.003mg 6%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 8.6µg 6%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Copper 0.032mg 0.001mg 3%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 62mg 5mg 2%
Carbs 4.09g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.028mg 0mg 1%
Choline 15.4mg 22.3mg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.022mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.014mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.008mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
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14% 21% 4% 55% 5%
Protein: 14.21 g
Fats: 21.28 g
Carbs: 4.09 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 5.2 g
99%
Protein: 0.28 g
Fats: 99.48 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.24 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4975%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +22908.3%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +367.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
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74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 61.924 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 28.732 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.694 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +521.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +525%

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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. Feta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173420/nutrients
  2. Butter oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173412/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.