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Feta vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between feta and pork

  • Feta has more calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while pork has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Pork's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 60% higher.
  • Pork contains 26 times less calcium than feta. Feta contains 493mg of calcium, while pork contains 19mg.
  • The amount of sodium in pork is lower.
  • Pork has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pork is 0, while the glycemic index of feta is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, feta and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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
4
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%
Pork
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2494.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +582.3%
Contains more IronIron +33.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +202%

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
6
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%
Pork
6
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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +162.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +540%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +61.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +469.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +408.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +509.7%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.464mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Pork DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.877mg 60%
Selenium 15µg 45.3µg 55%
Calcium 493mg 19mg 47%
Saturated fat 14.946g 5.23g 44%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0.7µg 41%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.321mg 40%
Sodium 917mg 62mg 37%
Protein 14.21g 27.32g 26%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 5.037mg 25%
Vitamin A 125µg 2µg 14%
Choline 15.4mg 93.9mg 14%
Phosphorus 337mg 246mg 13%
Potassium 62mg 423mg 11%
Fats 21.28g 13.92g 11%
Folate 32µg 5µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.698mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 1.3µg 5%
Copper 0.032mg 0.073mg 5%
Vitamin D 16IU 53IU 5%
Zinc 2.88mg 2.39mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 6.19g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 1.2g 4%
Iron 0.65mg 0.87mg 3%
Cholesterol 89mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.464mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 28mg 2%
Calories 264kcal 242kcal 1%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.009mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.29mg 1%
Carbs 4.09g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 1.067mg 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
Pork
2
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more FatsFats +52.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +484.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +92.3%
~equal in Water ~57.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
0
74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 g
Pork
3
41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/nutrients

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

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