Blue cheese vs. Goat cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between blue cheese and goat cheese

Blue cheese has more vitamin B12, vitamin B5, calcium, selenium, and zinc, while goat cheese has more copper, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin A.
Goat cheese's daily need coverage for copper is 58% higher.
Goat cheese contains 9 times less vitamin B5 than blue cheese. Blue cheese contains 1.729mg of vitamin B5, while goat cheese contains 0.19mg.
The amount of sodium in goat cheese is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, blue and Cheese, goat, semisoft type.

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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.

Blue cheese

Goat cheese

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+77.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62%
Contains more ZincZinc	+303%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+281.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.1%
Contains more IronIron	+422.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1310%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+933.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~375mg

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.

Blue cheese

Goat cheese

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+810%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+454.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1700%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+148.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.04mg	0.564mg	58%
Vitamin B12	1.22µg	0.22µg	42%
Sodium	1146mg	415mg	32%
Vitamin B5	1.729mg	0.19mg	31%
Calcium	528mg	298mg	23%
Vitamin A	198µg	407µg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.676mg	23%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.8µg	19%
Zinc	2.66mg	0.66mg	18%
Iron	0.31mg	1.62mg	16%
Folate	36µg	2µg	9%
Saturated fat	18.669g	20.639g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.166mg	0.06mg	8%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.093mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.072mg	4%
Potassium	256mg	158mg	3%
Fats	28.74g	29.84g	2%
Phosphorus	387mg	375mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	7.778g	6.808g	2%
Calories	353kcal	364kcal	1%
Carbs	2.34g	0.12g	1%
Cholesterol	75mg	79mg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	29mg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.016mg	1.148mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.8g	0.709g	1%
Protein	21.4g	21.58g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	5.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	165kcal	169kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	0.36	N/A
Net carbs	2.34g	0.12g	N/A
Vitamin D*	21 IU	22 IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.5µg	0%
Sugar	0.5g	0.12g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.26mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.5µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.227mg	0%
Threonine	0.785mg	0.805mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.124mg	0.893mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	1.852mg	1.549mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.575mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.087mg	0.859mg	0%
Valine	1.556mg	1.485mg	0%
Histidine	0.758mg	0.589mg	0%