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

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What are the differences between goat cheese and cheshire cheese?

  • Goat cheese is higher in copper, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin A, yet cheshire cheese is higher in calcium, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Goat cheese's daily need coverage for copper is 58% more.
  • Goat cheese has 8 times more iron than cheshire cheese. While goat cheese has 1.62mg of iron, cheshire cheese has only 0.21mg.
  • The amount of sodium in goat cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, cheshire types 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.
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 15% 193% 8.4% 7.9% 14% 76% 199% 91% 1.6% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.3%
Contains more IronIron +671.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +675%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +322.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +281.6%

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.
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% 78% 0% 0% 12% 68% 1.5% 25% 17% 104% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +74.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1335%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +277.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Cheshire cheese DV% diff.
Copper 0.564mg 0.042mg 58%
Calcium 298mg 643mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.293mg 29%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0.83µg 25%
Selenium 3.8µg 14.5µg 19%
Vitamin A 407µg 233µg 19%
Zinc 0.66mg 2.79mg 19%
Iron 1.62mg 0.21mg 18%
Phosphorus 375mg 464mg 13%
Sodium 415mg 700mg 12%
Cholesterol 79mg 103mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.08mg 7%
Saturated fat 20.639g 19.475g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 8.671g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.413mg 4%
Protein 21.58g 23.37g 4%
Folate 2µg 18µg 4%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.012mg 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Potassium 158mg 95mg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 21mg 2%
Carbs 0.12g 4.78g 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.87g 1%
Calories 364kcal 387kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.074mg 1%
Fats 29.84g 30.6g 1%
Net carbs 0.12g 4.78g N/A
Sugar 0.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.3mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.832mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 1.451mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 2.238mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 1.945mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.612mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 1.231mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 1.56mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.821mg 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
23% 31% 5% 38% 4%
Protein: 23.37 g
Fats: 30.6 g
Carbs: 4.78 g
Water: 37.65 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3883.3%
Contains more OtherOther +22.4%
~equal in Protein ~23.37g
~equal in Fats ~30.6g

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
67% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.671 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.87 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~19.475g

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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. Cheshire cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173415/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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