Goat cheese vs. Limburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between goat cheese and Limburger

Goat cheese has more copper, iron, and vitamin B2, while Limburger has more vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B5, selenium, and folate.
Goat cheese's daily need coverage for copper is 60% higher.
Limburger contains 12 times less iron than goat cheese. Goat cheese contains 1.62mg of iron, while Limburger contains 0.13mg.
The amount of saturated fat in Limburger is lower.
Goat cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of goat cheese is 0, while the glycemic index of Limburger is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, limburger.

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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.

Goat cheese

Limburger

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2585.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+218.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+281.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~393mg

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.

Goat cheese

Limburger

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+19.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+13%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+626.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+519.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+372.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2800%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.564mg	0.021mg	60%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	1.04µg	34%
Calcium	298mg	497mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	1.177mg	20%
Iron	1.62mg	0.13mg	19%
Selenium	3.8µg	14.5µg	19%
Saturated fat	20.639g	16.746g	18%
Sodium	415mg	800mg	17%
Folate	2µg	58µg	14%
Zinc	0.66mg	2.1mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.676mg	0.503mg	13%
Vitamin A	407µg	340µg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.148mg	0.158mg	6%
Fats	29.84g	27.25g	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	90mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	6.808g	8.606g	4%
Protein	21.58g	20.05g	3%
Phosphorus	375mg	393mg	3%
Calories	364kcal	327kcal	2%
Magnesium	29mg	21mg	2%
Manganese	0.093mg	0.038mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.086mg	2%
Potassium	158mg	128mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.08mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.709g	0.495g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.9g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	169kcal	163kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.36	0.54	N/A
Net carbs	0.12g	0.49g	N/A
Carbs	0.12g	0.49g	0%
Vitamin D*	22 IU	20 IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.5µg	0%
Sugar	0.12g	0.49g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.23mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	2.3µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.227mg	0.289mg	0%
Threonine	0.805mg	0.739mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.893mg	1.219mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	2.093mg	0%
Lysine	1.549mg	1.675mg	0%
Methionine	0.575mg	0.619mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.859mg	1.116mg	0%
Valine	1.485mg	1.439mg	0%
Histidine	0.589mg	0.578mg	0%