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Cheese vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese and goat different?

  • Cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin A; however, goat is richer in iron, copper, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 90% more than goat.
  • Goat contains less saturated fat.

Cheese, cheddar and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Cheese
Cheese
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Goat
Goat
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4076.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +432.9%
Contains more IronIron +2564.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +910%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55.6%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Cheese
Cheese
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 9% 110% 14% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20%
Goat
Goat
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 6.8% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +108.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6594.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese Goat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.867g 0.93g 82%
Calcium 710mg 17mg 69%
Fats 33.31g 3.03g 47%
Iron 0.14mg 3.73mg 45%
Vitamin A 330µg 0µg 37%
Phosphorus 455mg 201mg 36%
Copper 0.03mg 0.303mg 30%
Selenium 28.5µg 11.8µg 30%
Sodium 653mg 86mg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.059mg 3.95mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 9.246g 1.36g 20%
Choline 16.5mg 106.4mg 16%
Zinc 3.64mg 5.27mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.428mg 0.61mg 14%
Calories 404kcal 143kcal 13%
Potassium 76mg 405mg 10%
Protein 22.87g 27.1g 8%
Cholesterol 99mg 75mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.421g 0.23g 8%
Magnesium 27mg 0mg 6%
Folate 27µg 5µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B12 1.1µg 1.19µg 4%
Vitamin D* 24 IU 0 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 0.34mg 2%
Carbs 3.09g 0g 1%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.042mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.2µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.7g 19g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 177kcal 53kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 25g 70g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.57 1.7 N/A
Net carbs 3.09g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.48g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.917g N/A
Tryptophan 0.547mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 1.044mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.206mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 1.939mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 1.025mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.547mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.074mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.404mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.565mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cheese
Cheese
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23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Goat
Goat
2
27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +999.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +123.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.5%
Contains more WaterWater +84.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cheese
Cheese
2
64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Goat
Goat
1
37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +579.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +517.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/nutrients
  2. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.