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Feta vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and corn syrup different?

  • Corn syrup contains less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and selenium than feta.
  • Feta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 75% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup contains less saturated fat.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn syrup is 90, while the glycemic index of feta is 27.

Cheese, feta and Syrups, corn, dark 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
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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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2638.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.9%
Contains more IronIron +75.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +7100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2963.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +417.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +257.1%

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% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9277.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4855%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4104.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4611.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Corn syrup DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.009mg 64%
Calcium 493mg 18mg 48%
Phosphorus 337mg 11mg 47%
Fats 21.28g 0g 33%
Sodium 917mg 155mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.009mg 32%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Protein 14.21g 0g 28%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.04mg 26%
Carbs 4.09g 77.59g 25%
Selenium 15µg 2.9µg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.023mg 19%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.011mg 12%
Folate 32µg 0µg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.02mg 6%
Iron 0.65mg 0.37mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0g 4%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.1mg 3%
Copper 0.032mg 0.053mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Calories 264kcal 286kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 62mg 44mg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 77.59g N/A
Choline 15.4mg 13.3mg 0%
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%

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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +150.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1797.1%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.