Cheese vs Feta cheese

In short

One serving each: 80 calories in cheese (1 slice, 21 g), 77 calories in feta cheese (1 oz, 28.3 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cheese: calcium. More in feta cheese: vitamin B12. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cheese80 cal

1 slice (21 g) · 4.3 g protein · 0.91 g carbs (0.44 g sugars) · 6.6 g fat

Feta cheese77 cal

1 oz (28.3 g) · 5.6 g protein · 1.6 g carbs (0.46 g sugars) · 5.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin B1211% vs 20%

    0.26 µg vs 0.48 µg

  • Calcium14% vs 8%

    178 mg vs 105 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein4.3 g · 5.6 g9%·11%
  • Total fat6.6 g · 5.4 g8%·7%
  • Saturated fatlimit3.7 g · 3.2 g19%·16%
  • Cholesterollimit19.9 mg · 16.4 mg7%·5%
  • Carbohydrates0.91 g · 1.6 g<1%·1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit202 mg · 293 mg9%·13%
  • Potassium27.1 mg · 29.7 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.082 mg · 0.02 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium5.9 mg · 5.1 mg1%·1%
  • Phosphorus112 mg · 92.8 mg9%·7%
  • Zinc0.66 mg · 0.67 mg6%·6%
  • Copper0.007 mg · 0.009 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium5.1 µg · 4.2 µg9%·8%
  • Vitamin A61.7 µg · 41.6 µg7%·5%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.63 µg · 0 µg3%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.16 mg · 0.051 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.57 µg · 0.51 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.006 mg · 0.016 mg1%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.084 mg · 0.13 mg6%·10%
  • Niacin (B3)0.018 mg · 0.075 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.016 mg · 0.011 mg1%·1%
  • Folate3.8 µg · 9.1 µg1%·2%
  • Choline4.4 mg · 4.4 mg1%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705704), 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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