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Goat cheese vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between goat cheese and biscuits

  • Goat cheese has more copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin A; however, biscuits are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, and folate.
  • Goat cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 82% more than biscuits.
  • Goat cheese has 26 times more cholesterol than biscuits. While goat cheese has 79mg of cholesterol, biscuits have only 3mg.
  • The glycemic index of biscuits is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 89% 14% 61% 188% 18% 161% 54% 12% 21%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +26.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +587.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.4%
Contains more IronIron +79%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +306.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +413.2%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 136% 5.2% 7.5% 18% 156% 22% 11% 14% 28% 6.3% 1.5% 8.4%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +175%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +394.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +2950%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Biscuit DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.639g 4.324g 74%
Copper 0.564mg 0.082mg 54%
Vitamin A 407µg 45%
Phosphorus 375mg 164mg 30%
Protein 21.58g 7g 29%
Selenium 3.8µg 19.5µg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.31mg 28%
Cholesterol 79mg 3mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.356mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 4.163g 23%
Fats 29.84g 16.3g 21%
Iron 1.62mg 2.9mg 16%
Carbs 0.12g 44.6g 15%
Folate 2µg 61µg 15%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.378mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 2.949mg 11%
Sodium 415mg 580mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0.08µg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Calcium 298mg 235mg 6%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Magnesium 29mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.285mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.035mg 2%
Calories 364kcal 353kcal 1%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.54mg 1%
Potassium 158mg 121mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0.12g 43.1g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 2.18g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 6.93g 0%
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.347mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.161mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 30% 46% 3%
Protein: 21.58 g
Fats: 29.84 g
Carbs: 0.12 g
Water: 45.52 g
Other: 2.94 g
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +208.3%
Contains more FatsFats +83.1%
Contains more WaterWater +57.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37066.7%
~equal in Other ~3.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 24% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.639 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.808 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.709 g
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +487.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~6.93g

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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. Goat cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173433/nutrients
  2. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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.