Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
feta cheese
versus
big mac
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in feta cheese and big mac:
Both big mac and feta cheese are high in calories. Big mac is very similar to big mac for calories - big mac has 257 calories per 100 grams and feta cheese has 265 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, feta cheese is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to big mac for protein. Feta cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 21:6:73 and for big mac, 18:31:51 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Feta Cheese | Big Mac | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 21% | 18% |
Carbohydrates | 6% | 31% |
Fat | 73% | 51% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Feta cheese has 4.1 times less carbohydrates than big mac - big mac has 20.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and feta cheese has 3.9g of carbohydrates.
Big mac has signficantly more dietary fiber than feta cheese - big mac has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Feta cheese has less sugar than big mac - big mac has 4g of sugar per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Both big mac and feta cheese are high in protein. Feta cheese has 20% more protein than big mac - big mac has 11.8g of protein per 100 grams and feta cheese has 14.2g of protein.
Feta cheese is high in saturated fat and big mac has 71% less saturated fat than feta cheese - big mac has 3.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and feta cheese has 13.3g of saturated fat.
Big mac has 60% less cholesterol than feta cheese - big mac has 36mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and feta cheese has 89mg of cholesterol.
Big mac and feta cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - big mac has 0.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and feta cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Feta cheese is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than big mac - feta cheese has 125ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Feta cheese has more Vitamin D than big mac - feta cheese has 16iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Feta cheese and big mac contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - feta cheese has 0.18mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Feta cheese and big mac contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - feta cheese has 1.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and big mac does not contain significant amounts.
Feta cheese has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6, however, big mac contains more niacin. Both feta cheese and big mac contain significant amounts of thiamin, folate and Vitamin B12.
Feta Cheese | Big Mac | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.154 MG | 0.176 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.844 MG | 0.209 MG |
Niacin | 0.991 MG | 3.384 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.967 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.424 MG | ~ |
Folate | 32 UG | 46 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.69 UG | 0.88 UG |
Both big mac and feta cheese are high in calcium. Feta cheese has 325% more calcium than big mac - big mac has 116mg of calcium per 100 grams and feta cheese has 493mg of calcium.
Big mac has 208% more iron than feta cheese - big mac has 2mg of iron per 100 grams and feta cheese has 0.65mg of iron.
Big mac has 192% more potassium than feta cheese - big mac has 181mg of potassium per 100 grams and feta cheese has 62mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Feta Cheese (Cheese, feta) and Big Mac (McDONALD'S, BIG MAC) .
Feta Cheese 150g
(
cup, crumbled
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Big Mac 219g
(
burger 7.6 oz
)
|
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398KCAL 20% |
|
5% | calories | 41% |
|
563KCAL 28% | |
5.8G 2% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 659% |
|
44G 18% | |
|
5% | dietary fiber | >999% |
|
3.5G 14% | ||
5% | sugar | >999% | 8.7G | ||||
32G 50% |
|
5% | total fat | 3% |
|
33G 51% | |
20G 111% |
|
141% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
8.3G 46% | |
6.9G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 10% | 7.6G | |||
0.89G | 33% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.67G | |||
134MG | 70% | cholesterol | 5% | 79MG | |||
1709MG 114% |
|
70% | sodium | 5% |
|
1007MG 67% | |
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
188UG 27% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
||
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
0.88MG 1% | ||
24IU 5% |
|
>999% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
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740MG 74% |
|
191% | calcium | 5% |
|
254MG 25% | |
0.98MG 5% |
|
5% | iron | 349% |
|
4.4MG 24% | |
29MG 9% |
|
5% | magnesium | 52% |
|
44MG 14% | |
93MG 4% |
|
5% | potassium | 326% |
|
396MG 17% | |
0.23MG 21% |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 70% |
|
0.39MG 35% | |
1.3MG 115% |
|
183% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.46MG 42% | |
1.5MG 11% |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 393% |
|
7.4MG 53% | |
0.64MG 49% |
|
>999% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
||
1.5MG 29% |
|
>999% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
||
48UG 12% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 110% |
|
101UG 25% | |
2.5UG 106% |
|
32% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
1.9UG 80% | |
0.27MG 2% |
|
>999% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
||
2.7UG 3% |
|
>999% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
||
21G 43% |
|
5% | protein | 24% |
|
26G 52% | |
23MG 5% |
|
>999% | choline | 5% |
|
||
0.05MG 4% |
|
5% | copper | 319% |
|
0.21MG 18% | |
0.04MG 2% |
|
5% | manganese | >999% |
|
0.45MG 25% | |
506MG 72% |
|
90% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
267MG 38% | |
23UG 41% |
|
>999% | selenium | 5% |
|
||
4.3MG 54% |
|
2% | zinc | 5% |
|
4.2MG 52% | |
83G | 5% | Water | 35% | 112G | |||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Starch, Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, fluoride, iodine, molybdenum, biotin (Vit B7), trans fat. |