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Milk vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between milk and goat

  • Milk contains less iron, zinc, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, choline, selenium, and phosphorus than goat.
  • Goat's daily need coverage for iron is 46% higher.
  • The amount of cholesterol in milk is lower.
  • Goat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of goat is 0, while the glycemic index of milk is 31.

The food types used in this comparison are Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted.

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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.
Milk
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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%
Goat
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +635.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170%
Contains more IronIron +12333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2930%
Contains more ZincZinc +1154.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +257.6%

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.
Milk
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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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +229.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4147.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +153.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +501.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Goat DV% diff.
Protein 3.37g 27.1g 47%
Iron 0.03mg 3.73mg 46%
Zinc 0.42mg 5.27mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.61mg 33%
Copper 0.01mg 0.303mg 33%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 1.19µg 30%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 3.95mg 24%
Cholesterol 5mg 75mg 23%
Choline 17.7mg 106.4mg 16%
Phosphorus 95mg 201mg 15%
Selenium 3.3µg 11.8µg 15%
Calcium 125mg 17mg 11%
Potassium 150mg 405mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.09mg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Calories 42kcal 143kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 1.36g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Fats 0.97g 3.03g 3%
Magnesium 11mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.34mg 2%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.042mg 2%
Sodium 44mg 86mg 2%
Carbs 4.99g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.2µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.633g 0.93g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.23g 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 0g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 0g N/A
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.565mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
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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
Goat
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +31.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +704.2%
Contains more FatsFats +212.4%
Contains more OtherOther +121.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Goat
2
37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +391%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +557.1%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients
  2. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/nutrients

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

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