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Pimento Cheese vs. Feta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pimento Cheese and feta

  • Pimento Cheese has more phosphorus, vitamin A, and calcium; however, feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and folate.
  • Pimento Cheese's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 58% more.
  • Pimento Cheese has 2 times more vitamin A than feta. Pimento Cheese has 1030IU of vitamin A, while feta has 422IU.
  • Feta is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 184% 14% 16% 11% 81% 319% 119% 2.1% 79%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +161.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.8%
Contains more IronIron +54.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
~equal in Copper ~0.032mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.88mg
~equal in Sodium ~917mg
~equal in Selenium ~15µg

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.
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 7.7% 81% 5.8% 7.5% 6.8% 82% 1.5% 29% 16% 88% 7.3% 6% 19%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +61.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +61.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +470.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +138.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1170.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +497.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +141.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimento Cheese Feta DV% diff.
Phosphorus 744mg 337mg 58%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 1.69µg 41%
Vitamin B2 0.354mg 0.844mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.424mg 27%
Saturated fat 19.663g 14.946g 21%
Protein 22.13g 14.21g 16%
Fats 31.2g 21.28g 15%
Vitamin A 244µg 125µg 13%
Calcium 614mg 493mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.154mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 8.937g 4.623g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.967mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.991mg 6%
Calories 375kcal 264kcal 6%
Folate 8µg 32µg 6%
Choline 34.7mg 15.4mg 4%
Potassium 162mg 62mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.988g 0.591g 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.42mg 0.65mg 3%
Cholesterol 94mg 89mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 1.8µg 1%
Selenium 14.5µg 15µg 1%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.028mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin D 22IU 16IU 1%
Carbs 1.73g 4.09g 1%
Zinc 2.98mg 2.88mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 1.63g 4.09g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 4.09g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Copper 0.033mg 0.032mg 0%
Sodium 915mg 917mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.323mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.718mg 0.637mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.023mg 0.803mg 0%
Leucine 1.956mg 1.395mg 0%
Lysine 2.196mg 1.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.572mg 0.368mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.124mg 0.675mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.065mg 0%
Histidine 0.902mg 0.397mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 31% 2% 39% 6%
Protein: 22.13 g
Fats: 31.2 g
Carbs: 1.73 g
Water: 39.08 g
Other: 5.86 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.7%
Contains more FatsFats +46.6%
Contains more OtherOther +12.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.4%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.937 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.988 g
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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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +93.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24%

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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. Pimento Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170854/nutrients
  2. Feta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173420/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.