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Feta vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between feta and yogurt

  • Feta is higher than yogurt in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Feta covers your daily saturated fat needs 74% more than yogurt.
  • Feta contains 25 times more sodium than yogurt. While feta contains 917mg of sodium, yogurt contains only 36mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in yogurt is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, feta and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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%
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +348.2%
Contains more IronIron +828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +453.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +149.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +54.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%

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
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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%
Yogurt
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +569.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +203.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +376.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +573%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +125.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +357.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Yogurt DV% diff.
Saturated fat 14.946g 0.117g 67%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.278mg 44%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0.75µg 39%
Sodium 917mg 36mg 38%
Calcium 493mg 110mg 38%
Fats 21.28g 0.39g 32%
Phosphorus 337mg 135mg 29%
Cholesterol 89mg 5mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.063mg 28%
Zinc 2.88mg 0.52mg 21%
Vitamin A 125µg 1µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.331mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0.053g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.023mg 11%
Selenium 15µg 9.7µg 10%
Calories 264kcal 59kcal 10%
Protein 14.21g 10.19g 8%
Iron 0.65mg 0.07mg 7%
Folate 32µg 7µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.208mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 0.012g 4%
Copper 0.032mg 0.017mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 0IU 2%
Potassium 62mg 141mg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.028mg 0.009mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.01mg 1%
Carbs 4.09g 3.6g 0%
Net carbs 4.09g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 3.24g N/A
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Choline 15.4mg 15.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

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
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.5%
Contains more FatsFats +5356.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.6%
Contains more OtherOther +622.2%
Contains more WaterWater +54.1%

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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8622.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4825%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.