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Goat vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between goat and veal

  • Goat has more iron, vitamin B2, copper, and zinc; however, veal has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Goat's daily need coverage for iron is 34% more.
  • Goat has 3 times more copper than veal. Goat has 0.303mg of copper, while veal has 0.103mg.
  • Goat is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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
5
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%
Veal
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.2%
Contains more IronIron +276.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.1%
~equal in Calcium ~17mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~217mg
~equal in Sodium ~83mg

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
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% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Veal
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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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +12%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.27µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat Veal DV% diff.
Iron 3.73mg 0.99mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.39mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.61mg 0.27mg 26%
Vitamin B3 3.95mg 8.03mg 26%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 23%
Copper 0.303mg 0.103mg 22%
Zinc 5.27mg 3.87mg 13%
Saturated fat 0.93g 3.04g 10%
Cholesterol 75mg 103mg 9%
Fats 3.03g 7.56g 7%
Magnesium 0mg 24mg 6%
Protein 27.1g 24.38g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.36g 2.84g 4%
Vitamin B12 1.19µg 1.27µg 3%
Selenium 11.8µg 13.7µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.07mg 2%
Choline 106.4mg 95mg 2%
Folate 5µg 11µg 2%
Potassium 405mg 337mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.23g 0.55g 2%
Phosphorus 201mg 217mg 2%
Calories 143kcal 172kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 0.15mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 17mg 0%
Sodium 86mg 83mg 0%
Manganese 0.042mg 0.035mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.403mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 1.29mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.371mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 2.258mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 2.016mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.452mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.565mg 0.885mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Goat
3
27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Veal
1
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more OtherOther +27.7%
Contains more FatsFats +149.5%
~equal in Protein ~24.38g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.76g

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
Veal
2
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +108.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.1%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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