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Goat vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat and cheese different?

  • Goat has more iron, copper, vitamin B3, and choline; however, cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin A.
  • Cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 90% more than goat.
  • Goat has 67 times more vitamin B3 than cheese. Goat has 3.95mg of vitamin B3, while cheese has 0.059mg.
  • Goat contains less sodium.

Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted and Cheese, cheddar 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.
Goat
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Cheese
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +432.9%
Contains more IronIron +2564.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +910%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4076.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.5%

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
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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% 0% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Cheese
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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% 110% 14% 9% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20% 9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6594.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +544.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +108.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +440%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat Cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.93g 18.867g 82%
Calcium 17mg 710mg 69%
Fats 3.03g 33.31g 47%
Iron 3.73mg 0.14mg 45%
Vitamin A 0µg 330µg 37%
Phosphorus 201mg 455mg 36%
Selenium 11.8µg 28.5µg 30%
Copper 0.303mg 0.03mg 30%
Sodium 86mg 653mg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.95mg 0.059mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 1.36g 9.246g 20%
Choline 106.4mg 16.5mg 16%
Zinc 5.27mg 3.64mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.61mg 0.428mg 14%
Calories 143kcal 404kcal 13%
Potassium 405mg 76mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 8%
Cholesterol 75mg 99mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.23g 1.421g 8%
Protein 27.1g 22.87g 8%
Folate 5µg 27µg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 27mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.029mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.066mg 5%
Vitamin B12 1.19µg 1.1µg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 24IU 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 0.71mg 2%
Manganese 0.042mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 2.4µg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.09g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.09g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.48g N/A
Trans fat 0.917g N/A
Tryptophan 0.403mg 0.547mg 0%
Threonine 1.29mg 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.371mg 1.206mg 0%
Leucine 2.258mg 1.939mg 0%
Lysine 2.016mg 1.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.547mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 1.074mg 0%
Valine 1.452mg 1.404mg 0%
Histidine 0.565mg 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Goat
2
27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Cheese
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23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.5%
Contains more WaterWater +84.3%
Contains more FatsFats +999.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +123.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Goat
1
37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Cheese
2
64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +579.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +517.8%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/nutrients
  2. Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/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.