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

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How are goat cheese and cottage cheese different?

  • Goat cheese has more copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, fats, phosphorus, protein, calcium, and iron than cottage cheese.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for goat cheese is 95% higher.
  • Goat cheese contains 23 times more iron than cottage cheese. While goat cheese contains 1.62mg of iron, cottage cheese contains only 0.07mg.
  • Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.

Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +259%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.9%
Contains more IronIron +2214.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1844.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +65%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +155.3%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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% 7.5% 136% 5.2% 18% 156% 22% 11% 14% 28% 6.3% 1.5%
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% 1.5% 12% 1.6% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +314.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1059.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +193.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +95.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.639g 1.718g 86%
Copper 0.564mg 0.029mg 59%
Vitamin A 407µg 37µg 41%
Fats 29.84g 4.3g 39%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.163mg 39%
Phosphorus 375mg 159mg 31%
Calcium 298mg 83mg 22%
Protein 21.58g 11.12g 21%
Cholesterol 79mg 17mg 21%
Iron 1.62mg 0.07mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 0.778g 15%
Calories 364kcal 98kcal 13%
Selenium 3.8µg 9.7µg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0.43µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.099mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.557mg 7%
Magnesium 29mg 8mg 5%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.002mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.027mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.123g 4%
Folate 2µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin D* 22 IU 3 IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Potassium 158mg 104mg 2%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.4mg 2%
Sodium 415mg 364mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 0.12g 3.38g 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.046mg 1%
Choline 15.4mg 18.4mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.9g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 169kcal 88kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 102g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.36 0.52 N/A
Net carbs 0.12g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 2.67g N/A
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.326mg 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
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.1%
Contains more FatsFats +594%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2716.7%
Contains more WaterWater +75.3%

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
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +775.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +476.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.