Feta vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between feta and milk

Milk contains less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, and selenium than feta.
Feta's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 72% higher.
Milk contains 21 times less sodium than feta. Feta contains 917mg of sodium, while milk contains 44mg.
The amount of saturated fat in milk is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, feta and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+294.4%
Contains more IronIron	+2066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+220%
Contains more ZincZinc	+585.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+254.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+833.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+354.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+141.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.2%

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

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+115.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+670%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+356.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+965.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+167.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1045.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+259.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+540%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	14.946g	0.633g	65%
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.185mg	51%
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	0.47µg	51%
Sodium	917mg	44mg	38%
Calcium	493mg	125mg	37%
Phosphorus	337mg	95mg	35%
Fats	21.28g	0.97g	31%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.037mg	30%
Cholesterol	89mg	5mg	28%
Protein	14.21g	3.37g	22%
Zinc	2.88mg	0.42mg	22%
Selenium	15µg	3.3µg	21%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	0.361mg	12%
Calories	264kcal	42kcal	11%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.02mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	0.277g	11%
Iron	0.65mg	0.03mg	8%
Vitamin A	125µg	58µg	7%
Folate	32µg	5µg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.093mg	6%
Vitamin D*	16 IU	48 IU	4%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	1.2µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	0.035g	4%
Potassium	62mg	150mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	11mg	2%
Copper	0.032mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.01mg	1%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.003mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	186kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.35	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	4.09g	4.99g	N/A
Carbs	4.09g	4.99g	0%
Sugar	4.09g	5.2g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.027g	N/A