Cheddar cheese vs Goat cheese

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 24 g of cheddar cheese or 27 g of goat cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cheddar cheese: selenium (6.6×), vitamin B12 (4.3×), calcium (2.1×) and zinc (4.9×). More in goat cheese: copper (19×), riboflavin and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cheddar cheese100 cal

24.4 g · 5.7 g protein · 0.6 g carbs (0.081 g sugars) · 8.3 g fat

Goat cheese100 cal

27.5 g · 5.9 g protein · 0.033 g carbs (0.033 g sugars) · 8.2 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Copper0.008 mg · 0.15 mg
    1%17%
  • Selenium6.9 µg · 1 µg
    13%2%
  • Vitamin B120.26 µg · 0.06 µg
    11%3%
  • Calcium173 mg · 81.9 mg
    13%6%
  • Zinc0.9 mg · 0.18 mg
    8%2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.19 mg
    8%14%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.7 g · 5.7 g
    23%28%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein5.7 g · 5.9 g11%·12%
  • Total fat8.3 g · 8.2 g11%·11%
  • Cholesterollimit24.4 mg · 21.7 mg8%·7%
  • Carbohydrates0.6 g · 0.033 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit160 mg · 114 mg7%·5%
  • Potassium18.8 mg · 43.4 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.039 mg · 0.45 mg<1%·2%
  • Magnesium6.6 mg · 8 mg2%·2%
  • Phosphorus112 mg · 103 mg9%·8%
  • Vitamin A77.3 µg · 112 µg9%·12%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.15 µg · 0.14 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.18 mg · 0.071 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.59 µg · 0.69 µg<1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.007 mg · 0.02 mg1%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.013 mg · 0.32 mg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.017 mg · 0.016 mg1%·1%
  • Folate5.1 µg · 0.55 µg1%·<1%
  • Choline4 mg · 4.2 mg1%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cheddar cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705709), Goat cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705716). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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