Colby cheese vs. Feta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between colby cheese and feta

Colby cheese has more protein, calcium, phosphorus, fats, and vitamin A; however, feta is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
Feta covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 36% more than colby cheese.
Feta has 2 times less vitamin A than colby cheese. Colby cheese has 264µg of vitamin A, while feta has 125µg.
Feta contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, colby and Cheese, feta.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Colby cheese

Feta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+104.8%
Contains more IronIron	+16.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.1%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+133.3%

~equal in Zinc ~2.88mg

~equal in Selenium ~15µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Colby cheese

Feta

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+111.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+926.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+125.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+965.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+360.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+436.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+103.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+77.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.375mg	0.844mg	36%
Vitamin B12	0.83µg	1.69µg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.424mg	27%
Saturated fat	20.218g	14.946g	24%
Protein	23.76g	14.21g	19%
Calcium	685mg	493mg	19%
Fats	32.11g	21.28g	17%
Phosphorus	457mg	337mg	17%
Vitamin A	264µg	125µg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.967mg	15%
Sodium	604mg	917mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.154mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	9.28g	4.623g	12%
Calories	394kcal	264kcal	7%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.991mg	6%
Folate	18µg	32µg	4%
Cholesterol	95mg	89mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	19mg	2%
Potassium	127mg	62mg	2%
Zinc	3.07mg	2.88mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.953g	0.591g	2%
Carbs	2.57g	4.09g	1%
Vitamin D*	24 IU	16 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.4µg	1%
Iron	0.76mg	0.65mg	1%
Copper	0.042mg	0.032mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.18mg	1%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.028mg	1%
Selenium	14.5µg	15µg	1%
Vitamin K	2.7µg	1.8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6g	5.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	166kcal	186kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.35	N/A
Net carbs	2.57g	4.09g	N/A
Sugar	0.52g	4.09g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	0.845mg	0.637mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.475mg	0.803mg	0%
Leucine	2.275mg	1.395mg	0%
Lysine	1.978mg	1.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.622mg	0.368mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.251mg	0.675mg	0%
Valine	1.586mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	0.834mg	0.397mg	0%