Goat cheese vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between goat cheese and American cheese

Goat cheese has more copper, vitamin B2, and iron; however, American cheese is richer in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 75% more than goat cheese.
American cheese has 12 times less copper than goat cheese. Goat cheese has 0.564mg of copper, while American cheese has 0.046mg.
American cheese contains less saturated fat.
American cheese has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of American cheese is 27, while the glycemic index of goat cheese is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Goat cheese

American cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.7%
Contains more IronIron	+157.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1126.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+126.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+250.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+277.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+70.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+431.6%

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.

Goat cheese

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+62.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1410.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+207.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+581.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.054mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	298mg	1045mg	75%
Copper	0.564mg	0.046mg	58%
Sodium	415mg	1671mg	55%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	1.5µg	53%
Phosphorus	375mg	641mg	38%
Vitamin B2	0.676mg	0.234mg	34%
Selenium	3.8µg	20.2µg	30%
Vitamin A	407µg	250µg	17%
Zinc	0.66mg	2.49mg	17%
Saturated fat	20.639g	18.057g	12%
Iron	1.62mg	0.63mg	12%
Protein	21.58g	18.13g	7%
Vitamin B3	1.148mg	0.076mg	7%
Cholesterol	79mg	100mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.015mg	5%
Choline	15.4mg	36.2mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.808g	8.236g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	0.403mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.8mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.709g	1.286g	4%
Fats	29.84g	31.79g	3%
Folate	2µg	8µg	2%
Manganese	0.093mg	0.041mg	2%
Potassium	158mg	132mg	1%
Carbs	0.12g	3.7g	1%
Magnesium	29mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.6µg	1%
Calories	364kcal	371kcal	0%
Net carbs	0.12g	3.7g	N/A
Vitamin D	22IU	23IU	0%
Sugar	0.12g	2.26g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.054mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	2.6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.227mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.805mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.893mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.549mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.575mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.859mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.485mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.589mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A