White bread vs. Feta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white bread and feta different?

White bread has more iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, feta is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
Feta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 71% more than white bread.
White bread has 6 times more iron than feta. White bread has 3.61mg of iron, while feta has 0.65mg.
White bread contains less saturated fat.
White bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white bread is 73, while the glycemic index of feta is 27.

Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Cheese, feta types were used in this article.

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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.

White bread

Feta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.2%
Contains more IronIron	+455.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+215.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1814.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+46.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+242.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+289.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+243.9%

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.

White bread

Feta

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+246.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+382.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+246.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+247.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+387.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.69µg	70%
Saturated fat	0.698g	14.946g	65%
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	0.844mg	46%
Iron	3.61mg	0.65mg	37%
Calcium	144mg	493mg	35%
Phosphorus	98mg	337mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.154mg	32%
Cholesterol	0mg	89mg	30%
Fats	3.33g	21.28g	28%
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.424mg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	0.991mg	24%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.028mg	22%
Folate	111µg	32µg	20%
Zinc	0.74mg	2.88mg	19%
Sodium	490mg	917mg	19%
Starch	37.17g		15%
Carbs	49.42g	4.09g	15%
Vitamin A	0µg	125µg	14%
Selenium	22µg	15µg	13%
Fiber	2.7g	0g	11%
Protein	8.85g	14.21g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	4.623g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.967mg	9%
Copper	0.101mg	0.032mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	0.591g	7%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Potassium	126mg	62mg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	16IU	2%
Magnesium	23mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1.8µg	1%
Calories	266kcal	264kcal	0%
Net carbs	46.72g	4.09g	N/A
Sugar	5.67g	4.09g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.18mg	0%
Trans fat	0.027g		N/A
Choline	14.6mg	15.4mg	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 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.166g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A