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Goat cheese vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat cheese and wheat gluten different?

  • Goat cheese is higher in vitamin B2, copper, vitamin A, phosphorus, and calcium; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for goat cheese is 102% higher.
  • Wheat gluten has less cholesterol.
  • Goat cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than wheat gluten (64).

Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Vital wheat gluten 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +221%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +944.7%

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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 21.58g 75.16g 107%
Saturated fat 20.639g 0.272g 93%
Selenium 3.8µg 39.7µg 65%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0mg 52%
Vitamin A 407µg 0µg 45%
Iron 1.62mg 5.2mg 45%
Fats 29.84g 1.85g 43%
Copper 0.564mg 0.182mg 42%
Cholesterol 79mg 0mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 0.156g 17%
Sodium 415mg 29mg 17%
Phosphorus 375mg 260mg 16%
Calcium 298mg 142mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0mg 6%
Carbs 0.12g 13.79g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Manganese 0.093mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0mg 4%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Potassium 158mg 100mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0mg 2%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.85mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.81g 1%
Magnesium 29mg 25mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Calories 364kcal 370kcal 0%
Net carbs 0.12g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 0.12g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +1513%
Contains more WaterWater +455.1%
Contains more OtherOther +194%
Contains more ProteinProtein +248.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11391.7%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4264.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.2%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.