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Feta vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feta and veal

  • Feta has more calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, veal has more vitamin B3, choline, and zinc.
  • Feta's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 60% more.
  • Veal is lower in sodium.
  • Feta has a higher glycemic index than veal.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, feta and Veal, ground, 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
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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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +443.5%
Contains more IronIron +52.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +221.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25%
~equal in Selenium ~13.7µg

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%
Veal
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +212.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +33.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +190.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +710.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +516.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.39mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Veal DV% diff.
Saturated fat 14.946g 3.04g 54%
Calcium 493mg 17mg 48%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 8.03mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.27mg 44%
Sodium 917mg 83mg 36%
Fats 21.28g 7.56g 21%
Protein 14.21g 24.38g 20%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 1.27µg 18%
Phosphorus 337mg 217mg 17%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Choline 15.4mg 95mg 14%
Zinc 2.88mg 3.87mg 9%
Potassium 62mg 337mg 8%
Copper 0.032mg 0.103mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.07mg 7%
Folate 32µg 11µg 5%
Calories 264kcal 172kcal 5%
Cholesterol 89mg 103mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 2.84g 4%
Iron 0.65mg 0.99mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 1.16mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.39mg 3%
Selenium 15µg 13.7µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 4.09g 0g 1%
Magnesium 19mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.2µg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.15mg 0%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.035mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.55g 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.885mg 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
Veal
2
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +181.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.6%
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%

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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.55g

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

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

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