Goat vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between goat and American cheese

Goat has more iron, vitamin B2, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3; however, American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 103% more.
Goat has 52 times more vitamin B3 than American cheese. Goat has 3.95mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese has 0.076mg.
Goat is lower in saturated fat.
American cheese has a higher glycemic index than goat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+206.8%
Contains more IronIron	+492.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+558.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6047.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+218.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+71.2%

~equal in Manganese ~0.041mg

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

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+160.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5097.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+193.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+135.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+116.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	17mg	1045mg	103%
Saturated fat	0.93g	18.057g	78%
Sodium	86mg	1671mg	69%
Phosphorus	201mg	641mg	63%
Fats	3.03g	31.79g	44%
Iron	3.73mg	0.63mg	39%
Vitamin B2	0.61mg	0.234mg	29%
Copper	0.303mg	0.046mg	29%
Vitamin A	0µg	250µg	28%
Zinc	5.27mg	2.49mg	25%
Vitamin B3	3.95mg	0.076mg	24%
Protein	27.1g	18.13g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1.36g	8.236g	17%
Selenium	11.8µg	20.2µg	15%
Vitamin B12	1.19µg	1.5µg	13%
Choline	106.4mg	36.2mg	13%
Calories	143kcal	371kcal	11%
Cholesterol	75mg	100mg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.403mg	8%
Potassium	405mg	132mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.23g	1.286g	7%
Magnesium	0mg	26mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.015mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.054mg	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.6µg	3%
Vitamin D	0IU	23IU	3%
Vitamin E	0.34mg	0.8mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	2.6µg	1%
Folate	5µg	8µg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.7g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Manganese	0.042mg	0.041mg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.403mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.29mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.371mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	2.258mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.016mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.941mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.452mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.565mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A