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Feta vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feta and pot roast

  • Feta has more vitamin B2, calcium, and phosphorus; however, pot roast has more zinc, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12.
  • Feta's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 52% more.
  • Feta has 31 times more calcium than pot roast. Feta has 493mg of calcium, while pot roast has 16mg.
  • Pot roast is lower in sodium.
  • Feta has a higher glycemic index than pot roast.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, feta and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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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.
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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 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.1% 1.3% 147%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2981.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.6%
Contains more IronIron +272.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +131.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
~equal in Magnesium ~19mg

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.
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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% 10% 3% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 266% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +161%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +393.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +255.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +314.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +26%
Contains more CholineCholine +615.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Pot roast DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.171mg 52%
Calcium 493mg 16mg 48%
Sodium 917mg 47mg 38%
Saturated fat 14.946g 7.548g 34%
Zinc 2.88mg 6.66mg 34%
Protein 14.21g 28.94g 29%
Phosphorus 337mg 174mg 23%
Iron 0.65mg 2.42mg 22%
Selenium 15µg 27µg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 4.105mg 19%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 2.13µg 18%
Choline 15.4mg 110.2mg 17%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.283mg 11%
Cholesterol 89mg 116mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 8.175g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.571mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.059mg 8%
Copper 0.032mg 0.099mg 7%
Folate 32µg 9µg 6%
Potassium 62mg 231mg 5%
Fats 21.28g 19.17g 3%
Calories 264kcal 297kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.51mg 2%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin D 16IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0.2µg 1%
Carbs 4.09g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.708g 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 0g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 19mg 0%
Sugar 4.09g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.19mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 1.317mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 2.302mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 1.143mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 1.436mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.924mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
29% 19% 52%
Protein: 28.94 g
Fats: 19.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.9 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-52100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.7%
~equal in Fats ~19.17g
~equal in Water ~51.9g

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
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.708 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +76.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.8%

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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. Pot roast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170213/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.