Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Dairy
  4. Goat cheese
  5. Compare
  6. Goat cheese vs. Gouda cheese

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

Compare

How are goat cheese and gouda cheese different?

  • Goat cheese is higher in copper, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and iron; however, gouda cheese is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for goat cheese is 59% higher.
  • Goat cheese contains 7 times more iron than gouda cheese. While goat cheese contains 1.62mg of iron, gouda cheese contains only 0.24mg.
  • Goat cheese has less sodium.

Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, gouda are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Goat cheese vs Gouda cheese infographic
Infographic link

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 21% 210% 11% 9% 12% 106% 234% 107% 1.4% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more IronIron +575%
Contains more CopperCopper +1466.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +745.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +134.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +490.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +281.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~29mg

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% 55% 4.8% 7.5% 7.5% 77% 1.2% 20% 18% 193% 5.8% 16% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1722.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +950%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.3µg
~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Gouda cheese DV% diff.
Copper 0.564mg 0.036mg 59%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 1.54µg 55%
Calcium 298mg 700mg 40%
Zinc 0.66mg 3.9mg 29%
Vitamin A 407µg 165µg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.334mg 26%
Phosphorus 375mg 546mg 24%
Selenium 3.8µg 14.5µg 19%
Sodium 415mg 819mg 18%
Iron 1.62mg 0.24mg 17%
Saturated fat 20.639g 17.614g 14%
Cholesterol 79mg 114mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.063mg 7%
Protein 21.58g 24.94g 7%
Folate 2µg 21µg 5%
Fats 29.84g 27.44g 4%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.011mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.34mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 7.747g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.08mg 2%
Carbs 0.12g 2.22g 1%
Potassium 158mg 121mg 1%
Calories 364kcal 356kcal 0%
Net carbs 0.12g 2.22g N/A
Vitamin D 22IU 20IU 0%
Magnesium 29mg 29mg 0%
Sugar 0.12g 2.22g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.3µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.4mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.657g 0%
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.352mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.93mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 1.306mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 2.564mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 2.654mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.719mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 1.431mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 1.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 1.032mg 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
25% 27% 2% 41% 4%
Protein: 24.94 g
Fats: 27.44 g
Carbs: 2.22 g
Water: 41.46 g
Other: 3.94 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1750%
Contains more OtherOther +34%
~equal in Fats ~27.44g
~equal in Water ~41.46g

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
68% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.614 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.747 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.657 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.8%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.657g

People also compare

Goat cheese
Goat cheese vs Monterey Jack
Monterey Jack
Goat cheese
Goat cheese vs Port Salut
Port Salut
Goat cheese
Goat cheese vs Cheese
Cheese
Gouda cheese
Gouda cheese vs Monterey Jack
Monterey Jack
Gouda cheese
Gouda cheese vs Brunost
Brunost
Gouda cheese
Gouda cheese vs Limburger
Limburger

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. Gouda cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171241/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.