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Goat cheese vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between goat cheese and butter

  • Goat cheese has more copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and iron; however, butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 149% more.
  • Goat cheese has 81 times more iron than butter. Goat cheese has 1.62mg of iron, while butter has 0.02mg.
  • Butter is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Butter, without salt.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1141.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +558.3%
Contains more IronIron +8000%
Contains more CopperCopper +3425%
Contains more ZincZinc +633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1462.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +280%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%

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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1888.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +792.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.639g 50.489g 136%
Fats 29.84g 81.11g 79%
Copper 0.564mg 0.016mg 61%
Phosphorus 375mg 24mg 50%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.034mg 49%
Cholesterol 79mg 215mg 45%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 23.43g 42%
Protein 21.58g 0.85g 41%
Vitamin A 407µg 684µg 31%
Calcium 298mg 24mg 27%
Iron 1.62mg 0.02mg 20%
Sodium 415mg 11mg 18%
Calories 364kcal 717kcal 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 3.01g 15%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2.32mg 14%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.042mg 7%
Magnesium 29mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.005mg 6%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.09mg 5%
Selenium 3.8µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.003mg 4%
Potassium 158mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 7µg 4%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.004mg 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0.17µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 18.8mg 1%
Carbs 0.12g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 0.12g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 0.06g N/A
Folate 2µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2438.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100%
Contains more WaterWater +153.7%
Contains more OtherOther +7250%
Contains more FatsFats +171.8%

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
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +244.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +324.5%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.