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

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The main differences between goat cheese and cream cheese

Goat cheese is richer in copper, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, and vitamin A, yet cream cheese is richer in selenium and fats.
Daily need coverage for copper for goat cheese is 61% higher.
Goat cheese contains 15 times more iron than cream cheese. Goat cheese contains 1.62mg of iron, while cream cheese contains 0.11mg.
Goat cheese contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, cream.

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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

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+222.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+207.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1372.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3033.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+250.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+745.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-24.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.3%

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

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+213%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+193.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1161.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+19%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+230.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.056mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.564mg	0.018mg	61%
Phosphorus	375mg	107mg	38%
Vitamin B2	0.676mg	0.23mg	34%
Protein	21.58g	6.15g	31%
Calcium	298mg	97mg	20%
Iron	1.62mg	0.11mg	19%
Vitamin A	407µg	308µg	11%
Selenium	3.8µg	8.6µg	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.125g	8%
Fats	29.84g	34.44g	7%
Cholesterol	79mg	101mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.148mg	0.091mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	0.517mg	7%
Magnesium	29mg	9mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.808g	8.907g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.709g	1.483g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.807g	5%
Sodium	415mg	314mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.86mg	4%
Manganese	0.093mg	0.011mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.023mg	4%
Vitamin D*	22 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Carbs	0.12g	5.52g	2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Choline	15.4mg	27.2mg	2%
Saturated fat	20.639g	20.213g	2%
Calories	364kcal	350kcal	1%
Potassium	158mg	132mg	1%
Zinc	0.66mg	0.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.9g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	169kcal	569kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.36	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	0.12g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar	0.12g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.056mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.22µg	0%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	2.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.227mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.805mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.893mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	1.549mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.575mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.859mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	1.485mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.589mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A