Parmesan vs. Feta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between parmesan and feta

Parmesan has more phosphorus, calcium, selenium, zinc, and vitamin A, while feta has more vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B1.
Parmesan's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 41% higher.
Feta contains 2 times less vitamin A than parmesan. Parmesan contains 974IU of vitamin A, while feta contains 422IU.
The amount of sodium in feta is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, parmesan, grated and Cheese, feta.

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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.

Parmesan

Feta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+78.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+73%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+190.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+153.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+129.3%

Contains more IronIron	+32.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.2%

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.

Parmesan

Feta

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+109.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+194.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+492.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+423.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+433.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~1.8µg

~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	627mg	337mg	41%
Sodium	1804mg	917mg	39%
Vitamin B2	0.358mg	0.844mg	37%
Calcium	853mg	493mg	36%
Selenium	34.4µg	15µg	35%
Protein	28.42g	14.21g	28%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.424mg	26%
Vitamin A	262µg	125µg	15%
Zinc	4.2mg	2.88mg	12%
Vitamin B12	1.4µg	1.69µg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.154mg	11%
Fats	27.84g	21.28g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	0.967mg	10%
Calories	420kcal	264kcal	8%
Folate	6µg	32µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.13g	4.623g	6%
Vitamin B3	0.08mg	0.991mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.386g	0.591g	5%
Magnesium	34mg	19mg	4%
Carbs	13.91g	4.09g	3%
Potassium	180mg	62mg	3%
Iron	0.49mg	0.65mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0.18mg	2%
Manganese	0.071mg	0.028mg	2%
Saturated fat	15.371g	14.946g	2%
Copper	0.04mg	0.032mg	1%
Cholesterol	86mg	89mg	1%
Vitamin D	21IU	16IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.4µg	1%
Net carbs	13.91g	4.09g	N/A
Sugar	0.07g	4.09g	N/A
Vitamin K	1.7µg	1.8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.876g		N/A
Choline	14.1mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.383mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	1.075mg	0.637mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.455mg	0.803mg	0%
Leucine	2.747mg	1.395mg	0%
Lysine	2.201mg	1.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.751mg	0.368mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.538mg	0.675mg	0%
Valine	1.865mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	0.806mg	0.397mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.102g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.015g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.87g		N/A