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Feta vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between feta and chocolate

  • Feta has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin B6, while chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 111% higher.
  • Chocolate contains 38 times less sodium than feta. Feta contains 917mg of sodium, while chocolate contains 24mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, feta and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +780.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +668.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +801.6%
Contains more IronIron +1133.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +3112.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4967.9%

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% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +516%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1588%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +909.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +634.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +350%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Chocolate DV% diff.
Copper 0.032mg 1.028mg 111%
Iron 0.65mg 8.02mg 92%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.05mg 61%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0.23µg 61%
Manganese 0.028mg 1.419mg 60%
Calcium 493mg 56mg 44%
Sodium 917mg 24mg 39%
Magnesium 19mg 146mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.042mg 29%
Fiber 0g 7g 28%
Cholesterol 89mg 8mg 27%
Selenium 15µg 3µg 22%
Protein 14.21g 4.88g 19%
Carbs 4.09g 61.17g 19%
Phosphorus 337mg 206mg 19%
Saturated fat 14.946g 18.519g 16%
Potassium 62mg 559mg 15%
Fats 21.28g 31.28g 15%
Vitamin A 125µg 2µg 14%
Calories 264kcal 546kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.297mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 9.54g 12%
Caffeine 0mg 43mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.025mg 11%
Zinc 2.88mg 2.01mg 8%
Folate 32µg 8%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 8.1µg 5%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 1.092g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.725mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Net carbs 4.09g 54.17g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 47.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

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
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191.2%
Contains more WaterWater +5592.8%
Contains more OtherOther +205.9%
Contains more FatsFats +47%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1395.6%

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
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +106.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +84.8%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients

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

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