Feta vs. Cheshire cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and cheshire cheese different?

Feta is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, cheshire cheese is richer in protein, phosphorus, calcium, fats, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for feta is 42% higher.
Feta contains 6 times more vitamin B6 than cheshire cheese. While feta contains 0.424mg of vitamin B6, cheshire cheese contains only 0.074mg.
Feta has less saturated fat.

Cheese, feta and Cheese, cheshire are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Cheshire cheese

Contains more IronIron	+209.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.7%

~equal in Zinc ~2.79mg

~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

Cheshire cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+234.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+188.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+473%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+103.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+77.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+86.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.293mg	42%
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	0.83µg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.074mg	27%
Saturated fat	14.946g	19.475g	21%
Protein	14.21g	23.37g	18%
Phosphorus	337mg	464mg	18%
Calcium	493mg	643mg	15%
Fats	21.28g	30.6g	14%
Vitamin A	125µg	233µg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	0.413mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	8.671g	10%
Sodium	917mg	700mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.046mg	9%
Calories	264kcal	387kcal	6%
Iron	0.65mg	0.21mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.08mg	6%
Cholesterol	89mg	103mg	5%
Folate	32µg	18µg	4%
Choline	15.4mg		3%
Vitamin D*	16 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	0.87g	2%
Potassium	62mg	95mg	1%
Copper	0.032mg	0.042mg	1%
Zinc	2.88mg	2.79mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg		1%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.012mg	1%
Selenium	15µg	14.5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	186kcal	166kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.35	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	4.09g	4.78g	N/A
Carbs	4.09g	4.78g	0%
Magnesium	19mg	21mg	0%
Sugar	4.09g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.3mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	0.832mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	1.451mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	2.238mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	1.945mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.612mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	1.231mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.56mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.821mg	0%