Feta vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are feta and goat different?
- Feta has more calcium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and phosphorus; however, goat is richer in iron, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3.
- Feta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 70% more than goat.
- Goat contains less saturated fat.
- Feta has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of feta is 27, while the glycemic index of goat is 0.
Cheese, feta 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2800% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +67.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +27.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +553.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +473.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +846.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +83% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -90.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +50% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +71.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +38.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +42% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +50% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +540% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +88.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +298.6% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +590.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 14.946g | 0.93g | 64% |
Calcium | 493mg | 17mg | 48% |
Iron | 0.65mg | 3.73mg | 39% |
Sodium | 917mg | 86mg | 36% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.424mg | 0mg | 33% |
Copper | 0.032mg | 0.303mg | 30% |
Fats | 21.28g | 3.03g | 28% |
Protein | 14.21g | 27.1g | 26% |
Zinc | 2.88mg | 5.27mg | 22% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.69µg | 1.19µg | 21% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.967mg | 19% | |
Phosphorus | 337mg | 201mg | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.991mg | 3.95mg | 18% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.844mg | 0.61mg | 18% |
Choline | 15.4mg | 106.4mg | 17% |
Vitamin A | 125µg | 0µg | 14% |
Potassium | 62mg | 405mg | 10% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.623g | 1.36g | 8% |
Folate | 32µg | 5µg | 7% |
Calories | 264kcal | 143kcal | 6% |
Selenium | 15µg | 11.8µg | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.154mg | 0.09mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 19mg | 0mg | 5% |
Cholesterol | 89mg | 75mg | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.591g | 0.23g | 2% |
Vitamin D | 16IU | 0IU | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.4µg | 0µg | 2% |
Carbs | 4.09g | 0g | 1% |
Manganese | 0.028mg | 0.042mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 1.2µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.18mg | 0.34mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 4.09g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.09g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.2mg | 0.403mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.637mg | 1.29mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.803mg | 1.371mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.395mg | 2.258mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.219mg | 2.016mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.368mg | 0.726mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.675mg | 0.941mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.065mg | 1.452mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.397mg | 0.565mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +602.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +213.3% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +90.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +23.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +239.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +157% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.8% |