Feta vs. Roquefort — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and roquefort different?

Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, roquefort is richer in calcium, vitamin B5, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
Feta covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 44% more than roquefort.
Feta has 4 times more vitamin B1 than roquefort. Feta has 0.154mg of vitamin B1, while roquefort has 0.04mg.
Feta contains less saturated fat.

Cheese, feta and Cheese, roquefort 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.

Feta

Roquefort

Contains more IronIron	+16.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.034mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.03mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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.

Feta

Roquefort

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+285%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+241.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+164.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+135.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79%
Contains more FolateFolate	+53.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	0.64µg	44%
Sodium	917mg	1809mg	39%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.124mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.586mg	20%
Saturated fat	14.946g	19.263g	20%
Vitamin A	125µg	294µg	19%
Calcium	493mg	662mg	17%
Protein	14.21g	21.54g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	1.731mg	15%
Fats	21.28g	30.64g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.04mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	8.474g	10%
Phosphorus	337mg	392mg	8%
Zinc	2.88mg	2.08mg	7%
Calories	264kcal	369kcal	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	1.32g	5%
Folate	32µg	49µg	4%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Choline	15.4mg		3%
Vitamin D*	16 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.734mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Carbs	4.09g	2g	1%
Potassium	62mg	91mg	1%
Iron	0.65mg	0.56mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Selenium	15µg	14.5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	5.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	186kcal	171kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.35	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	4.09g	2g	N/A
Cholesterol	89mg	90mg	0%
Sugar	4.09g		N/A
Copper	0.032mg	0.034mg	0%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.03mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.303mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	1.217mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	2.114mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	1.848mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	1.023mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.614mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.602mg	0%