Cheddar cheese vs Feta cheese

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 24 g of cheddar cheese or 37 g of feta cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in feta cheese: vitamin B12 (2.4×), sodium (2.4×) and riboflavin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cheddar cheese100 cal

24.4 g · 5.7 g protein · 0.6 g carbs (0.081 g sugars) · 8.3 g fat

Feta cheese100 cal

36.6 g · 7.2 g protein · 2 g carbs (0.6 g sugars) · 7 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin B120.26 µg · 0.62 µg
    11%26%
  • Sodiumlimit160 mg · 379 mg
    7%16%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.16 mg
    8%13%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein5.7 g · 7.2 g11%·14%
  • Total fat8.3 g · 7 g11%·9%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.7 g · 4.1 g23%·21%
  • Cholesterollimit24.4 mg · 21.2 mg8%·7%
  • Carbohydrates0.6 g · 2 g<1%·1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium18.8 mg · 38.5 mg<1%·1%
  • Calcium173 mg · 136 mg13%·10%
  • Iron0.039 mg · 0.026 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium6.6 mg · 6.6 mg2%·2%
  • Phosphorus112 mg · 120 mg9%·10%
  • Zinc0.9 mg · 0.86 mg8%·8%
  • Copper0.008 mg · 0.012 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium6.9 µg · 5.5 µg13%·10%
  • Vitamin A77.3 µg · 53.8 µg9%·6%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.15 µg · 0 µg1%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.18 mg · 0.066 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.59 µg · 0.66 µg<1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.007 mg · 0.021 mg1%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.013 mg · 0.097 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.017 mg · 0.014 mg1%·1%
  • Folate5.1 µg · 11.7 µg1%·3%
  • Choline4 mg · 5.6 mg1%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cheddar cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705709), Feta cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705714). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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