Feta vs. Limburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between feta and Limburger

Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, zinc, iron, and vitamin B1; however, Limburger is higher in vitamin A, phosphorus, and folate.
Feta covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 27% more than Limburger.
Feta has 5 times more iron than Limburger. While feta has 0.65mg of iron, Limburger has only 0.13mg.
Feta has less saturated fat.

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

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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

Limburger

Contains more IronIron	+400%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+106.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%

~equal in Calcium ~497mg

~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

Limburger

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+527.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+393%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+62.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+172%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+27.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	1.04µg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.503mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.086mg	26%
Vitamin A	125µg	340µg	24%
Protein	14.21g	20.05g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	8.606g	10%
Fats	21.28g	27.25g	9%
Phosphorus	337mg	393mg	8%
Saturated fat	14.946g	16.746g	8%
Iron	0.65mg	0.13mg	7%
Zinc	2.88mg	2.1mg	7%
Folate	32µg	58µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.08mg	6%
Sodium	917mg	800mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.158mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	1.177mg	4%
Calories	264kcal	327kcal	3%
Potassium	62mg	128mg	2%
Carbs	4.09g	0.49g	1%
Vitamin D*	16 IU	20 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.5µg	1%
Copper	0.032mg	0.021mg	1%
Selenium	15µg	14.5µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	0.495g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	186kcal	163kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.35	0.54	N/A
Net carbs	4.09g	0.49g	N/A
Cholesterol	89mg	90mg	0%
Magnesium	19mg	21mg	0%
Calcium	493mg	497mg	0%
Sugar	4.09g	0.49g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.23mg	0%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.038mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.3µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.289mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	0.739mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	1.219mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	2.093mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	1.675mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.619mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	1.116mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.439mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.578mg	0%