Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
feta cheese
versus
vanilla ice cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in feta cheese and vanilla ice cream:
Both vanilla ice cream and feta cheese are high in calories. Feta cheese has 28% more calories than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 207 calories per 100 grams and feta cheese has 265 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, feta cheese is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to vanilla ice cream per calorie. Feta cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 21:6:73 and for vanilla ice cream, 7:46:48 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Feta Cheese | Vanilla Ice Cream | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 21% | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 6% | 46% |
Fat | 73% | 48% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Feta cheese has 5 times less carbohydrates than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 23.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and feta cheese has 3.9g of carbohydrates.
Vanilla ice cream has more dietary fiber than feta cheese - vanilla ice cream has 0.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Vanilla ice cream is high in sugar and feta cheese has less sugar than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 21.2g of sugar per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Feta cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 306% more protein than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 3.5g of protein per 100 grams and feta cheese has 14.2g of protein.
Both vanilla ice cream and feta cheese are high in saturated fat. Feta cheese has 96% more saturated fat than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 6.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and feta cheese has 13.3g of saturated fat.
Vanilla ice cream has 51% less cholesterol than feta cheese - vanilla ice cream has 44mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and feta cheese has 89mg of cholesterol.
Vanilla ice cream and feta cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - vanilla ice cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Both vanilla ice cream and feta cheese are high in Vitamin A. Vanilla ice cream is very similar to vanilla ice cream for Vitamin A - vanilla ice cream has 118ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and feta cheese has 125ug of Vitamin A.
Vanilla ice cream and feta cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - vanilla ice cream has 8iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and feta cheese has 16iu of Vitamin D.
Vanilla ice cream and feta cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - vanilla ice cream has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and feta cheese has 0.18mg of Vitamin E.
Vanilla ice cream and feta cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - vanilla ice cream has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and feta cheese has 1.8ug of Vitamin K.
Feta cheese has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both feta cheese and vanilla ice cream contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Feta Cheese | Vanilla Ice Cream | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.154 MG | 0.041 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.844 MG | 0.24 MG |
Niacin | 0.991 MG | 0.116 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.967 MG | 0.581 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.424 MG | 0.048 MG |
Folate | 32 UG | 5 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.69 UG | 0.39 UG |
Both vanilla ice cream and feta cheese are high in calcium. Feta cheese has 285% more calcium than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 128mg of calcium per 100 grams and feta cheese has 493mg of calcium.
Feta cheese has 622% more iron than vanilla ice cream - vanilla ice cream has 0.09mg of iron per 100 grams and feta cheese has 0.65mg of iron.
Vanilla ice cream has 221% more potassium than feta cheese - vanilla ice cream has 199mg of potassium per 100 grams and feta cheese has 62mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both feta cheese and vanilla ice cream contain small amounts of beta-carotene.
Feta Cheese | Vanilla Ice Cream | |
---|---|---|
beta-carotene | 3 UG | 19 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both feta cheese and vanilla ice cream contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Feta Cheese | Vanilla Ice Cream | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.265 G | 0.175 G |
EPA | ~ | 0.003 G |
Total | 0.265 G | 0.178 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both feta cheese and vanilla ice cream contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Feta Cheese | Vanilla Ice Cream | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 0.326 G | 0.275 G |
Total | 0.326 G | 0.275 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Feta Cheese (Cheese, feta) and Vanilla Ice Cream (Ice creams, vanilla) .
Feta Cheese 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Vanilla Ice Cream 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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265KCAL 13% |
|
28% | calories | 5% |
|
207KCAL 10% | |
3.9G 2% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 515% |
|
24G 9% | |
|
5% | dietary fiber | >999% |
|
0.7G 3% | ||
5% | sugar | >999% | 21G | ||||
21G 34% |
|
91% | total fat | 5% |
|
11G 17% | |
13G 74% |
|
91% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
6.8G 38% | |
4.6G | 53% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 3G | |||
0.59G | 31% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.45G | |||
89MG | 102% | cholesterol | 5% | 44MG | |||
1139MG 76% |
|
>999% | sodium | 5% |
|
80MG 5% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
125UG 18% |
|
6% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
118UG 17% | |
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
0.6MG 1% | ||
16IU 3% |
|
100% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
8IU 2% | |
493MG 49% |
|
285% | calcium | 5% |
|
128MG 13% | |
0.65MG 4% |
|
622% | iron | 5% |
|
0.09MG 1% | |
19MG 6% |
|
36% | magnesium | 5% |
|
14MG 5% | |
62MG 3% |
|
5% | potassium | 221% |
|
199MG 9% | |
0.15MG 14% |
|
274% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.04MG 4% | |
0.84MG 77% |
|
250% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.24MG 22% | |
0.99MG 7% |
|
724% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
0.12MG 1% | |
0.42MG 33% |
|
739% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.05MG 4% | |
0.97MG 19% |
|
67% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
0.58MG 12% | |
32UG 8% |
|
540% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
5UG 1% | |
1.7UG 70% |
|
336% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
0.39UG 16% | |
0.18MG 1% |
|
5% | Vitamin E | 67% |
|
0.3MG 2% | |
1.8UG 2% |
|
500% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
0.3UG 0.3% | |
14G 28% |
|
300% | protein | 5% |
|
3.5G 7% | |
15MG 4% |
|
5% | choline | 73% |
|
26MG 6% | |
0.03MG 3% |
|
50% | copper | 5% |
|
0.02MG 2% | |
|
5% | fluoride | >999% |
|
15UG 1% | ||
0.03MG 2% |
|
198% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.01MG 0.4% | |
337MG 48% |
|
221% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
105MG 15% | |
15UG 27% |
|
733% | selenium | 5% |
|
1.8UG 3% | |
2.9MG 36% |
|
320% | zinc | 5% |
|
0.69MG 9% | |
55G | 5% | Water | 11% | 61G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |