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Feta vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between feta and honey

  • Feta is higher than honey in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, and zinc.
  • Feta covers your daily saturated fat needs 75% more than honey.
  • The amount of saturated fat in honey is lower.
  • The glycemic index of feta is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, feta and Honey.

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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%
Honey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.2%
Contains more IronIron +54.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1209.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8325%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1775%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185.7%

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
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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%
Honey
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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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +719%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1322.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
Contains more CholineCholine +600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.038mg 62%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Calcium 493mg 6mg 49%
Phosphorus 337mg 4mg 48%
Sodium 917mg 4mg 40%
Fats 21.28g 0g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.024mg 31%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Protein 14.21g 0.3g 28%
Selenium 15µg 0.8µg 26%
Carbs 4.09g 82.4g 26%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.22mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.068mg 18%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0g 12%
Folate 32µg 2µg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.121mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0g 4%
Iron 0.65mg 0.42mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Calories 264kcal 304kcal 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 82.2g N/A
Potassium 62mg 52mg 0%
Sugar 4.09g 82.12g N/A
Copper 0.032mg 0.036mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.001mg 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
Honey
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4636.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +222.9%
Contains more OtherOther +2500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1914.7%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

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

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