Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
feta cheese
versus
cooked
fried egg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in feta cheese and fried egg:
Both feta cheese and fried egg are high in calories. Feta cheese has 35% more calories than fried egg - feta cheese has 265 calories per 100 grams and fried egg has 196 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, feta cheese is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to fried egg for fat. Feta cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 21:6:73 and for fried egg, 29:2:70 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Feta Cheese | Fried Egg | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 21% | 29% |
Carbohydrates | 6% | 2% |
Fat | 73% | 70% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both feta cheese and fried egg are low in carbohydrates - feta cheese has 3.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and fried egg has 0.83g of carbohydrates.
Fried egg and feta cheese contain similar amounts of sugar - fried egg has 0.4g of sugar per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Both feta cheese and fried egg are high in protein. Feta cheese has a little more protein (4%) than fried egg by weight - feta cheese has 14.2g of protein per 100 grams and fried egg has 13.6g of protein.
Feta cheese is high in saturated fat and fried egg has 67% less saturated fat than feta cheese - feta cheese has 13.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fried egg has 4.3g of saturated fat.
Both fried egg and feta cheese are low in trans fat - fried egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Fried egg is high in cholesterol and feta cheese has 78% less cholesterol than fried egg - feta cheese has 89mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fried egg has 401mg of cholesterol.
Both feta cheese and fried egg are high in Vitamin A. Fried egg has 75% more Vitamin A than feta cheese - feta cheese has 125ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and fried egg has 219ug of Vitamin A.
Fried egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has 450% more Vitamin D than feta cheese - feta cheese has 16iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and fried egg has 88iu of Vitamin D.
Feta cheese and fried egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - feta cheese has 0.18mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fried egg has 1.3mg of Vitamin E.
Feta cheese and fried egg contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - feta cheese has 1.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and fried egg has 5.6ug of Vitamin K.
Feta cheese has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6. Both feta cheese and fried egg contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12.
Feta Cheese | Fried Egg | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.154 MG | 0.044 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.844 MG | 0.495 MG |
Niacin | 0.991 MG | 0.082 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.967 MG | 1.66 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.424 MG | 0.184 MG |
Folate | 32 UG | 51 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.69 UG | 0.97 UG |
Both feta cheese and fried egg are high in calcium. Feta cheese has 695% more calcium than fried egg - feta cheese has 493mg of calcium per 100 grams and fried egg has 62mg of calcium.
Fried egg has 191% more iron than feta cheese - feta cheese has 0.65mg of iron per 100 grams and fried egg has 1.9mg of iron.
Fried egg has 145% more potassium than feta cheese - feta cheese has 62mg of potassium per 100 grams and fried egg has 152mg 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,
Feta Cheese | Fried Egg | |
---|---|---|
beta-carotene | 3 UG | 35 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 543 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, fried egg has more DHA than feta cheese per 100 grams. Both feta cheese and fried egg contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Feta Cheese | Fried Egg | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.265 G | 0.137 G |
DHA | ~ | 0.063 G |
DPA | ~ | 0.007 G |
Total | 0.265 G | 0.207 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, fried egg has more linoleic acid than feta cheese per 100 grams.
Feta Cheese | Fried Egg | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 0.326 G | 2.781 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.019 G |
Total | 0.326 G | 2.8 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 Fried Egg (Egg, whole, cooked, fried) .
Feta Cheese 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Cooked Fried Egg 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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265KCAL 13% |
|
35% | calories | 5% |
|
196KCAL 10% | |
3.9G 2% |
|
370% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
0.83G 0.3% | |
5% | sugar | >999% | 0.4G | ||||
21G 34% |
|
40% | total fat | 5% |
|
15G 23% | |
13G 74% |
|
202% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
4.3G 24% | |
4.6G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 35% | 6.2G | |||
0.59G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 459% | 3.3G | |||
5% | trans fat | >999% | 0.04G | ||||
89MG | 5% | cholesterol | 351% | 401MG | |||
1139MG 76% |
|
450% | sodium | 5% |
|
207MG 14% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
125UG 18% |
|
5% | Vitamin A | 75% |
|
219UG 31% | |
16IU 3% |
|
5% | Vitamin D | 450% |
|
88IU 18% | |
493MG 49% |
|
695% | calcium | 5% |
|
62MG 6% | |
0.65MG 4% |
|
5% | iron | 192% |
|
1.9MG 11% | |
19MG 6% |
|
46% | magnesium | 5% |
|
13MG 4% | |
62MG 3% |
|
5% | potassium | 145% |
|
152MG 7% | |
0.15MG 14% |
|
274% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.04MG 4% | |
0.84MG 77% |
|
68% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.5MG 45% | |
0.99MG 7% |
|
>999% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
0.08MG 1% | |
0.42MG 33% |
|
133% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.18MG 14% | |
0.97MG 19% |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 75% |
|
1.7MG 33% | |
32UG 8% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 59% |
|
51UG 13% | |
1.7UG 70% |
|
75% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
0.97UG 40% | |
0.18MG 1% |
|
5% | Vitamin E | 622% |
|
1.3MG 9% | |
1.8UG 2% |
|
5% | Vitamin K | 211% |
|
5.6UG 6% | |
14G 28% |
|
5% | protein | 5% |
|
14G 27% | |
15MG 4% |
|
5% | choline | >999% |
|
317MG 75% | |
0.03MG 3% |
|
5% | copper | 166% |
|
0.08MG 7% | |
|
5% | fluoride | >999% |
|
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0.03MG 2% |
|
5% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.03MG 2% | |
337MG 48% |
|
57% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
215MG 31% | |
15UG 27% |
|
5% | selenium | 120% |
|
33UG 60% | |
2.9MG 36% |
|
107% | zinc | 5% |
|
1.4MG 17% | |
55G | 5% | Water | 25% | 69G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, dietary fiber, chlorine, chromium, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin C, biotin (Vit B7). |