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

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Differences between goat cheese and blue cheese

Goat cheese has more copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and iron, while blue cheese has more vitamin B12, vitamin B5, calcium, selenium, and zinc.
Goat cheese's daily need coverage for copper is 58% higher.
Blue cheese contains 5 times less iron than goat cheese. Goat cheese contains 1.62mg of iron, while blue cheese contains 0.31mg.
The amount of sodium in goat cheese is lower.

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

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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.

Goat cheese

Blue cheese

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

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

~equal in Phosphorus ~387mg

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.

Goat cheese

Blue cheese

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.25mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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