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.
Greek yogurt | Feta cheese |
Nutrient | greek yogurt | feta cheese |
Protein | 26g | 11g |
Carbohydrate | 23g | 3g |
Fiber | 1g | 0g |
Fat | 1g | 16g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 16g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 11g |
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 | greek yogurt | feta cheese |
Choline | 0% | 3% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 15% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 2% |
Feta cheese have significantly more Vitamins A than greek yogurt. Greek yogurt are a great source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Phosphorus. Feta cheese are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc. Feta cheese 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 | greek yogurt | feta cheese |
Vitamin B1 | 8% | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 60% | 58% |
Vitamin B3 | 5% | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0% | 15% |
Vitamin B6 | 14% | 29% |
Vitamin B12 | 99% | 64% |
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 | greek yogurt | feta cheese |
Sodium | 7% | 56% |
Potasium | 10% | 1% |
Calcium | 60% | 75% |
Magnesium | 9% | 4% |
Phosphorus | 61% | 44% |
Iron | 2% | 8% |
Manganese | 0% | 1% |
Selenium | 0% | 25% |
Copper | 0% | 2% |
Zinc | 15% | 23% |