Goat cheese vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between goat cheese and pound cake?

Goat cheese is higher in copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and vitamin A, yet pound cake is higher in folate, choline, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
Goat cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 79% more.
Goat cheese has 13 times more copper than pound cake. While goat cheese has 0.564mg of copper, pound cake has only 0.042mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pound cake is lower.
The glycemic index of goat cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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.

Goat cheese

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+262.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+534%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1242.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+167.9%

Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.6%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

~equal in Iron ~1.48mg

~equal in Sodium ~377mg

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.

Goat cheese

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+481.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+171.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+47.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+150%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+155.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+63.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2000%
Contains more CholineCholine	+326%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.639g	4.811g	72%
Copper	0.564mg	0.042mg	58%
Vitamin A	407µg	70µg	37%
Phosphorus	375mg	140mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.676mg	0.249mg	33%
Protein	21.58g	5g	33%
Calcium	298mg	47mg	25%
Fats	29.84g	13.96g	24%
Carbs	0.12g	53.64g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.709g	3.419g	18%
Threonine	0.805mg	153mg	14%
Folate	2µg	42µg	10%
Choline	15.4mg	65.6mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	6.808g	3.02g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.173mg	8%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.36µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	0.485mg	6%
Magnesium	29mg	8mg	5%
Cholesterol	79mg	66mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.65mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.148mg	1.615mg	3%
Zinc	0.66mg	0.43mg	2%
Sodium	415mg	377mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.8µg	2%
Iron	1.62mg	1.48mg	2%
Selenium	3.8µg	5µg	2%
Vitamin D	22IU	34IU	2%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.036mg	2%
Calories	364kcal	353kcal	1%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	1.7µg	1%
Manganese	0.093mg	0.11mg	1%
Net carbs	0.12g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	158mg	149mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g	33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.227mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.893mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.549mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.575mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.859mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.485mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.589mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A