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 fats than milk. Goat milk contains 4.14g of fats, while milk contains 0.97g.
Milk is lower in saturated fat.

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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Goat milk

Milk

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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Goat milk

Milk

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~1.2µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~58µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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%
Cholesterol	11mg	5mg	2%
Potassium	204mg	150mg	2%
Phosphorus	111mg	95mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.048mg	0.02mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.109g	0.277g	2%
Calories	69kcal	42kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	1.2µg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	11mg	1%
Calcium	134mg	125mg	1%
Zinc	0.3mg	0.42mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.003mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.277mg	0.093mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.361mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.037mg	1%
Folate	1µg	5µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.149g	0.035g	1%
Protein	3.56g	3.37g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.2g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	194kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	145g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.47	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	4.45g	4.99g	N/A
Carbs	4.45g	4.99g	0%
Vitamin D*	51 IU	48 IU	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	0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.027g	0%