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Feta vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between feta and flour

  • Feta has more vitamin B12, calcium, and phosphorus; however, flour is richer in vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Feta covers your daily saturated fat needs 74% more than flour.
  • Flour contains less sodium.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of flour is 72, while the glycemic index of feta is 27.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, feta and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3186.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +311.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +212%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.6%
Contains more IronIron +613.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2335.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +126%

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%
Flour
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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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +863.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +409.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +495.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +471.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0.155g 67%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.785mg 53%
Iron 0.65mg 4.64mg 50%
Calcium 493mg 15mg 48%
Sodium 917mg 2mg 40%
Folate 32µg 183µg 38%
Selenium 15µg 33.9µg 34%
Phosphorus 337mg 108mg 33%
Fats 21.28g 0.98g 31%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 5.904mg 31%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.044mg 29%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.682mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.494mg 27%
Carbs 4.09g 76.31g 24%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.7mg 20%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Copper 0.032mg 0.144mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0.087g 11%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.438mg 11%
Protein 14.21g 10.33g 8%
Calories 264kcal 364kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Choline 15.4mg 10.4mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.06mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.413g 1%
Magnesium 19mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Potassium 62mg 107mg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2071.4%
Contains more WaterWater +363.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1030.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1765.8%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5213.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

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

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