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Feta vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and lime different?

  • Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, lime is richer in vitamin C.
  • Feta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 75% more than lime.
  • Lime contains less cholesterol.

Cheese, feta and Limes, raw 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
6
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%
Lime
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1393.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2518.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1772.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +103.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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
11
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%
Lime
2
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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +413.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +395.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +345.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +886%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +202%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +22.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Lime DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0.022g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.02mg 63%
Phosphorus 337mg 18mg 46%
Calcium 493mg 33mg 46%
Sodium 917mg 2mg 40%
Fats 21.28g 0.2g 32%
Vitamin C 0mg 29.1mg 32%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.043mg 29%
Selenium 15µg 0.4µg 27%
Protein 14.21g 0.7g 27%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.11mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.217mg 15%
Vitamin A 125µg 2µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0.019g 12%
Calories 264kcal 30kcal 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.03mg 10%
Folate 32µg 8µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.2mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.055g 4%
Copper 0.032mg 0.065mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 5.1mg 2%
Carbs 4.09g 10.54g 2%
Iron 0.65mg 0.6mg 1%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.008mg 1%
Potassium 62mg 102mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 1.69g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.22mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
3
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
Lime
2
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1930%
Contains more FatsFats +10540%
Contains more OtherOther +1633.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.7%
Contains more WaterWater +59.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
2
74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 g
Lime
1
23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24231.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +974.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.