Feta vs. Gruyere cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feta and gruyere cheese

Feta has more vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1; however, gruyere cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and zinc.
Gruyere cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 52% more.
Feta has 5 times more vitamin B6 than gruyere cheese. Feta has 0.424mg of vitamin B6, while gruyere cheese has 0.081mg.
Gruyere cheese is lower in sodium.
Feta has a higher glycemic index than gruyere cheese.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, feta and Cheese, gruyere.

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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

Gruyere cheese

Contains more IronIron	+282.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+89.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+105.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+79.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.032mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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

Gruyere cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+156.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+202.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+834.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+423.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+220%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+116.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.6µg

~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	493mg	1011mg	52%
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.279mg	43%
Phosphorus	337mg	605mg	38%
Protein	14.21g	29.81g	31%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.081mg	26%
Saturated fat	14.946g	18.913g	18%
Fats	21.28g	32.34g	17%
Vitamin A	125µg	271µg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	10.043g	14%
Sodium	917mg	714mg	9%
Zinc	2.88mg	3.9mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.06mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	1.733g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	0.562mg	8%
Calories	264kcal	413kcal	7%
Cholesterol	89mg	110mg	7%
Folate	32µg	10µg	6%
Iron	0.65mg	0.17mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.106mg	6%
Magnesium	19mg	36mg	4%
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	1.6µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.28mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.6µg	1%
Selenium	15µg	14.5µg	1%
Potassium	62mg	81mg	1%
Vitamin D	16IU	24IU	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.7µg	1%
Carbs	4.09g	0.36g	1%
Net carbs	4.09g	0.36g	N/A
Sugar	4.09g	0.36g	N/A
Copper	0.032mg	0.032mg	0%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.017mg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.421mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	1.089mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	1.612mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	3.102mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	2.71mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.822mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	1.743mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	2.243mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	1.117mg	0%