Whey vs. Goat milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between whey and goat milk
- Whey has more vitamin B12; however, goat milk is richer in phosphorus, calcium, and monounsaturated fat.
- Goat milk covers your daily saturated fat needs 12% more than whey.
- Goat milk has 4 times less vitamin B12 than whey. Whey has 0.28µg of vitamin B12, while goat milk has 0.07µg.
- Whey contains less saturated fat.
- Whey has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of whey is 43, while the glycemic index of goat milk is 25.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Whey, sweet, fluid and Milk, goat, fluid, with 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.
Contains more IronIron | +20% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +35.7% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +75% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +185.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +26.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1050% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +130.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +141.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1700% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +23.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +1200% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1800% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +33.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +274.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +48.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 0.23g | 2.667g | 11% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.28µg | 0.07µg | 9% |
Calcium | 47mg | 134mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 46mg | 111mg | 9% |
Vitamin D | 1.3µg | 7% | |
Fats | 0.36g | 4.14g | 6% |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 57µg | 6% |
Vitamin D | 51IU | 6% | |
Copper | 0.004mg | 0.046mg | 5% |
Protein | 0.85g | 3.56g | 5% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.1g | 1.109g | 3% |
Cholesterol | 2mg | 11mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.158mg | 0.138mg | 2% |
Calories | 27kcal | 69kcal | 2% |
Zinc | 0.13mg | 0.3mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.074mg | 0.277mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.383mg | 0.31mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.011g | 0.149g | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 0.048mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.031mg | 0.046mg | 1% |
Selenium | 1.9µg | 1.4µg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.001mg | 0.018mg | 1% |
Potassium | 161mg | 204mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 1.3mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 8mg | 14mg | 1% |
Carbs | 5.14g | 4.45g | 0% |
Net carbs | 5.14g | 4.45g | N/A |
Iron | 0.06mg | 0.05mg | 0% |
Sugar | 5.14g | 4.45g | N/A |
Sodium | 54mg | 50mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Folate | 1µg | 1µg | 0% |
Choline | 16mg | 16mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.013mg | 0.044mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.054mg | 0.163mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.047mg | 0.207mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.078mg | 0.314mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.068mg | 0.29mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.016mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.027mg | 0.155mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.046mg | 0.24mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.016mg | 0.089mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +15.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +318.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1050% |
Contains more OtherOther | +54.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -91.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1009% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1254.5% |