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Goat milk vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat milk and milk different?

  • Goat milk is richer in monounsaturated fat, while milk is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Milk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 17% more than goat milk.
  • Goat milk contains 4 times more saturated fat than milk. Goat milk contains 2.667g of saturated fat, while milk contains 0.633g.

Milk, goat, fluid, with added vitamin D and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types were 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 10% 40% 18% 1.9% 15% 8.2% 48% 6.5% 2.3% 7.6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +360%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +135.7%
~equal in Calcium ~125mg

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 4.3% 19% 1.4% 20% 12% 32% 5.2% 19% 11% 8.8% 0.75% 0.75% 8.7%
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +197.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +571.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more CholineCholine +10.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~58µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~1.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat milk Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.47µg 17%
Saturated fat 2.667g 0.633g 9%
Fats 4.14g 0.97g 5%
Copper 0.046mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.138mg 0.185mg 4%
Selenium 1.4µg 3.3µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.02mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.109g 0.277g 2%
Cholesterol 11mg 5mg 2%
Phosphorus 111mg 95mg 2%
Potassium 204mg 150mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.277mg 0.093mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.361mg 1%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 1.2µg 1%
Folate 1µg 5µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.149g 0.035g 1%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.003mg 1%
Calories 69kcal 42kcal 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.42mg 1%
Calcium 134mg 125mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Protein 3.56g 3.37g 0%
Net carbs 4.45g 4.99g N/A
Carbs 4.45g 4.99g 0%
Vitamin D 51IU 48IU 0%
Iron 0.05mg 0.03mg 0%
Sugar 4.45g 5.2g N/A
Sodium 50mg 44mg 0%
Vitamin A 57µg 58µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 16mg 17.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.044mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.163mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.207mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.314mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.29mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.24mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 4% 4% 87%
Protein: 3.56 g
Fats: 4.14 g
Carbs: 4.45 g
Water: 87.03 g
Other: 0.82 g
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more FatsFats +326.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.1%
~equal in Protein ~3.37g
~equal in Water ~89.92g
~equal in Other ~0.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.109 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.149 g
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +325.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.3%

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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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171278/nutrients
  2. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.