Feta vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between feta and blue cheese

Feta has more vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B1; however, blue cheese is higher in protein, vitamin B5, fats, and vitamin A.
Feta covers your daily need for vitamin B2 36% more than blue cheese.
Feta has 5 times more vitamin B1 than blue cheese. While feta has 0.154mg of vitamin B1, blue cheese has only 0.029mg.
Feta has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, feta and Cheese, blue.

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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.

Feta

Blue cheese

Contains more IronIron	+109.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+211.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+312.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.8%

~equal in Calcium ~528mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.66mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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.

Feta

Blue cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+431%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+120.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+38.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+58.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.016mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.382mg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.166mg	20%
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	1.22µg	20%
Saturated fat	14.946g	18.669g	17%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	1.729mg	15%
Protein	14.21g	21.4g	14%
Fats	21.28g	28.74g	11%
Sodium	917mg	1146mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.029mg	10%
Vitamin A	125µg	198µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	7.778g	8%
Phosphorus	337mg	387mg	7%
Potassium	62mg	256mg	6%
Cholesterol	89mg	75mg	5%
Calories	264kcal	353kcal	4%
Calcium	493mg	528mg	4%
Iron	0.65mg	0.31mg	4%
Zinc	2.88mg	2.66mg	2%
Carbs	4.09g	2.34g	1%
Vitamin D*	16 IU	21 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.5µg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	23mg	1%
Copper	0.032mg	0.04mg	1%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.009mg	1%
Selenium	15µg	14.5µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.4µg	1%
Folate	32µg	36µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	0.8g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	186kcal	165kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.35	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	4.09g	2.34g	N/A
Sugar	4.09g	0.5g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.25mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	1.016mg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	0.785mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	1.124mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	1.852mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.584mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	1.087mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.556mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.758mg	0%