Feta vs. Colby cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between feta and colby cheese

Feta has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, colby cheese is richer in protein, calcium, phosphorus, fats, and vitamin A.
Feta covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 36% more than colby cheese.
Colby cheese has 5 times less vitamin B6 than feta. Feta has 0.424mg of vitamin B6, while colby cheese has 0.079mg.
Feta contains less saturated fat.

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

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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

Colby cheese

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+133.3%

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%

~equal in Zinc ~3.07mg

~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

Colby cheese

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%

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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