Goat cheese vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat cheese and milk different?

Goat cheese has more copper, fats, protein, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, and calcium than milk.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for goat cheese is 100% higher.
Goat cheese contains 56 times more copper than milk. While goat cheese contains 0.564mg of copper, milk contains only 0.01mg.
Milk has less saturated fat.
Goat cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than milk (31).

Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+163.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+138.4%
Contains more IronIron	+5300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+5540%
Contains more ZincZinc	+57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+294.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-89.4%

~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+601.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+265.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1134.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+113.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.639g	0.633g	91%
Copper	0.564mg	0.01mg	62%
Fats	29.84g	0.97g	44%
Phosphorus	375mg	95mg	40%
Vitamin A	407µg	58µg	39%
Vitamin B2	0.676mg	0.185mg	38%
Protein	21.58g	3.37g	36%
Cholesterol	79mg	5mg	25%
Iron	1.62mg	0.03mg	20%
Calcium	298mg	125mg	17%
Calories	364kcal	42kcal	16%
Sodium	415mg	44mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	6.808g	0.277g	16%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.47µg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.148mg	0.093mg	7%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1.2µg	4%
Magnesium	29mg	11mg	4%
Manganese	0.093mg	0.003mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.02mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.709g	0.035g	4%
Vitamin D*	22 IU	48 IU	3%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	0.361mg	3%
Carbs	0.12g	4.99g	2%
Zinc	0.66mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.037mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Selenium	3.8µg	3.3µg	1%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.9g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	169kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.36	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	0.12g	4.99g	N/A
Potassium	158mg	150mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g	5.2g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.227mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.805mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.893mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.549mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.575mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.859mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	1.485mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.589mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.004g	0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.027g	0%