Feta vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and chicken meat different?

Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, and choline.
Feta covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 58% more than chicken meat.
Feta has 33 times more calcium than chicken meat. Feta has 493mg of calcium, while chicken meat has 15mg.
Chicken meat contains less sodium.
Feta has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of feta is 27, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Cheese, feta and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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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

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3186.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+259.7%
Contains more IronIron	+93.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+59.3%

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

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+160.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+402.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+463.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+540%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+756.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+327.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.03mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	0.3µg	58%
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.168mg	52%
Saturated fat	14.946g	3.79g	51%
Calcium	493mg	15mg	48%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	8.487mg	47%
Sodium	917mg	82mg	36%
Protein	14.21g	27.3g	26%
Phosphorus	337mg	182mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	2.97g	16%
Selenium	15µg	23.9µg	16%
Fats	21.28g	13.6g	12%
Choline	15.4mg	65.9mg	9%
Zinc	2.88mg	1.94mg	9%
Vitamin A	125µg	48µg	9%
Iron	0.65mg	1.26mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.063mg	8%
Folate	32µg	5µg	7%
Potassium	62mg	223mg	5%
Copper	0.032mg	0.066mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	16IU	2IU	2%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.4mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	5.34g	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.4µg	1%
Calories	264kcal	239kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	1.03mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.27mg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Carbs	4.09g	0g	1%
Net carbs	4.09g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	89mg	88mg	0%
Sugar	4.09g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.028mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A