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Goat cheese vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat cheese and lamb different?

  • Goat cheese is higher in copper, vitamin B2, vitamin A, calcium, and phosphorus; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb is 97% higher.
  • Lamb has less saturated fat.

Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked are the varieties used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1652.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +373.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.2%
Contains more IronIron +16%
Contains more ZincZinc +575.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +594.7%

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% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +480.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +247.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1059.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +508.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 2.55µg 97%
Saturated fat 20.639g 8.83g 54%
Copper 0.564mg 0.119mg 49%
Vitamin A 407µg 0µg 45%
Selenium 3.8µg 26.4µg 41%
Zinc 0.66mg 4.46mg 35%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 6.66mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.25mg 33%
Calcium 298mg 17mg 28%
Phosphorus 375mg 188mg 27%
Sodium 415mg 72mg 15%
Fats 29.84g 20.94g 14%
Choline 15.4mg 93.7mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.66mg 9%
Cholesterol 79mg 97mg 6%
Protein 21.58g 24.52g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.13mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 8.82g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 1.51g 5%
Folate 2µg 18µg 4%
Potassium 158mg 310mg 4%
Calories 364kcal 294kcal 4%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.022mg 3%
Iron 1.62mg 1.88mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 2IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 4.6µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.14mg 1%
Magnesium 29mg 23mg 1%
Carbs 0.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.777mg 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
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +42.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +258.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.6%
Contains more WaterWater +18%

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
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113%

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.