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Goat cheese vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between goat cheese and taro

  • Goat cheese is higher in vitamin B2, copper, phosphorus, vitamin A, and calcium, yet taro is higher in vitamin B6 and fiber.
  • Goat cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 103% more than taro.
  • The glycemic index of goat cheese is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Taro, raw.

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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 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +593%
Contains more IronIron +194.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +187%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +346.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +442.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +274.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +311.8%

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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10075%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2604%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +815.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +371.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Taro DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.639g 0.041g 94%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.025mg 50%
Fats 29.84g 0.2g 46%
Vitamin A 407µg 4µg 45%
Copper 0.564mg 0.172mg 44%
Phosphorus 375mg 84mg 42%
Protein 21.58g 1.5g 40%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Calcium 298mg 43mg 26%
Sodium 415mg 11mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 0.016g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.283mg 17%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2.38mg 14%
Calories 364kcal 112kcal 13%
Iron 1.62mg 0.55mg 13%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.383mg 13%
Potassium 158mg 591mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Carbs 0.12g 26.46g 9%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.7µg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Folate 2µg 22µg 5%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.23mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.083g 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.095mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.303mg 2%
Magnesium 29mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 0.12g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 0.4g N/A
Choline 15.4mg 17.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.034mg 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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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1338.7%
Contains more FatsFats +14820%
Contains more OtherOther +145%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21950%
Contains more WaterWater +55.2%

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
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42450%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +754.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.