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Feta vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between feta and carrots

  • Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 326% more than feta.
  • Carrots have less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of carrots is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, feta and Carrots, raw.

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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
6
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%
Carrot
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1393.9%
Contains more IronIron +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +862.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +416.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +40.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +410.7%

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
8
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%
Carrot
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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1355.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +68.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +568%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.983mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 125µg 835µg 79%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0.037g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.058mg 60%
Calcium 493mg 33mg 46%
Phosphorus 337mg 35mg 43%
Sodium 917mg 69mg 37%
Fats 21.28g 0.24g 32%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Selenium 15µg 0.1µg 27%
Protein 14.21g 0.93g 27%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.24mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.138mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.273mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0.014g 12%
Calories 264kcal 41kcal 11%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 13.2µg 10%
Potassium 62mg 320mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.066mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.9mg 7%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.143mg 5%
Iron 0.65mg 0.3mg 4%
Folate 32µg 19µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.117g 3%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.66mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Carbs 4.09g 9.58g 2%
Choline 15.4mg 8.8mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Copper 0.032mg 0.045mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 4.74g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.983mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
3
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
Carrot
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1428%
Contains more FatsFats +8766.7%
Contains more OtherOther +441.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +134.2%
Contains more WaterWater +59.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
2
74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 g
Carrot
1
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32921.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +405.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Feta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173420/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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