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Goat cheese vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between goat cheese and pasta

  • Goat cheese has more copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin A, while pasta has more folate and vitamin B1.
  • Goat cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 102% higher.
  • Pasta contains 73 times less vitamin A than goat cheese. Goat cheese contains 1464IU of vitamin A, while pasta contains 20IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pasta is lower.
  • Goat cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of goat cheese is 0, while the glycemic index of pasta is 49.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +558.3%
Contains more IronIron +42.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +506.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +495.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140.9%

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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6683.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +3100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.183mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Pasta DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.639g 0.15g 93%
Copper 0.564mg 0.093mg 52%
Phosphorus 375mg 63mg 45%
Vitamin A 407µg 6µg 45%
Fats 29.84g 1.05g 44%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.15mg 40%
Protein 21.58g 5.15g 33%
Calcium 298mg 6mg 29%
Sodium 415mg 6mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 0.124g 17%
Folate 2µg 64µg 16%
Cholesterol 79mg 33mg 15%
Calories 364kcal 131kcal 12%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.209mg 11%
Carbs 0.12g 24.93g 8%
Selenium 3.8µg 7%
Iron 1.62mg 1.14mg 6%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.224mg 6%
Potassium 158mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Magnesium 29mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0.14µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.429g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.56mg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.992mg 1%
Net carbs 0.12g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 0.12g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.183mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.103mg 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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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +319%
Contains more FatsFats +2741.9%
Contains more OtherOther +848.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20675%
Contains more WaterWater +50.6%

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
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5390.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/nutrients

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

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