First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Feta cheese | Greek yogurt |
Nutrient | feta cheese | greek yogurt |
Protein | 11g | 26g |
Carbohydrate | 3g | 23g |
Fiber | 0g | 1g |
Fat | 16g | 1g |
Monounsat. Fat | 4g | 1g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 11g | 1g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | feta cheese | greek yogurt |
Choline | 3% | 0% |
Vitamin A | 15% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 1% | 0% |
Vitamin K | 2% | 0% |
Feta cheese have significantly more Vitamins A than greek yogurt. Feta cheese are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc. Feta cheese are a great source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Phosphorus. Greek yogurt are a great source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Phosphorus.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | feta cheese | greek yogurt |
Vitamin B1 | 12% | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 58% | 60% |
Vitamin B3 | 6% | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 15% | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 29% | 14% |
Vitamin B12 | 64% | 99% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | feta cheese | greek yogurt |
Sodium | 56% | 7% |
Potasium | 1% | 10% |
Calcium | 75% | 60% |
Magnesium | 4% | 9% |
Phosphorus | 44% | 61% |
Iron | 8% | 2% |
Manganese | 1% | 0% |
Selenium | 25% | 0% |
Copper | 2% | 0% |
Zinc | 23% | 15% |