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Feta vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and tomatoes different?

  • Tomatoes contain less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B6, and zinc than feta.
  • Feta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 75% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes contain less cholesterol.

Cheese, feta and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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%
Tomato
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4830%
Contains more IronIron +140.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1594.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1304.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +282.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +307.1%

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
10
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%
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +197.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4342.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +986.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +430%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +113.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +338.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0.028g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.019mg 63%
Calcium 493mg 10mg 48%
Phosphorus 337mg 24mg 45%
Sodium 917mg 5mg 40%
Fats 21.28g 0.2g 32%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Selenium 15µg 0µg 27%
Protein 14.21g 0.88g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.08mg 26%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.17mg 25%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.089mg 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 13.7mg 15%
Calories 264kcal 18kcal 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0.031g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.037mg 10%
Vitamin A 125µg 42µg 9%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 7.9µg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Iron 0.65mg 0.27mg 5%
Potassium 62mg 237mg 5%
Folate 32µg 15µg 4%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.114mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.083g 3%
Copper 0.032mg 0.059mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 11mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 6.7mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.54mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.594mg 2%
Net carbs 4.09g 2.69g N/A
Carbs 4.09g 3.89g 0%
Sugar 4.09g 2.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
4
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
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1514.8%
Contains more FatsFats +10540%
Contains more OtherOther +919.6%
Contains more WaterWater +71.2%
~equal in Carbs ~3.89g

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
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14812.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +612%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.