Butter vs. Goat cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between butter and goat cheese

Butter has more fats and vitamin A; however, goat cheese has more copper, phosphorus, vitamin B2, protein, calcium, and iron.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 149% more.
Butter has 3 times more cholesterol than goat cheese. Butter has 215mg of cholesterol, while goat cheese has 79mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Butter, without salt and Cheese, goat, semisoft type.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Goat cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1141.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+558.3%
Contains more IronIron	+8000%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3425%
Contains more ZincZinc	+633.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1462.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+280%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Goat cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+68.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+792.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+180%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1888.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+29.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	20.639g	136%
Fats	81.11g	29.84g	79%
Copper	0.016mg	0.564mg	61%
Phosphorus	24mg	375mg	50%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.676mg	49%
Cholesterol	215mg	79mg	45%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	6.808g	42%
Protein	0.85g	21.58g	41%
Vitamin A	684µg	407µg	31%
Calcium	24mg	298mg	27%
Iron	0.02mg	1.62mg	20%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Calories	717kcal	364kcal	18%
Sodium	11mg	415mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.709g	15%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.26mg	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	1.148mg	7%
Magnesium	2mg	29mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.072mg	6%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.66mg	5%
Selenium	1µg	3.8µg	5%
Potassium	24mg	158mg	4%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.093mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.06mg	4%
Vitamin K	7µg	2.5µg	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	22 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.22µg	2%
Choline	18.8mg	15.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	5.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	169kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.36	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0.12g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0.12g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0.12g	N/A
Folate	3µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.227mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.805mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.893mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	1.549mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.575mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.859mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.485mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.589mg	0%