Cheese vs Goat cheese
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 381 in 100 g of cheese, 364 of goat cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in cheese: calcium (2.8×), vitamin B12 (5.6×), selenium (6.4×), sodium (2.3×) and 5 more. More in goat cheese: copper (18×), riboflavin, saturated fat, vitamin A and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
20.7 g protein · 4.3 g carbs (2.1 g sugars) · 31.3 g fat
21.6 g protein · 0.12 g carbs (0.12 g sugars) · 29.8 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 g 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.
- Copper0.031 mg · 0.56 mg3%63%
- Calcium849 mg · 298 mg65%23%
- Vitamin B121.2 µg · 0.22 µg51%9%
- Selenium24.3 µg · 3.8 µg44%7%
- Sodiumlimit964 mg · 415 mg42%18%
- Zinc3.1 mg · 0.66 mg29%6%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.4 mg · 0.68 mg31%52%
- Saturated fatlimit17.8 g · 20.6 g89%103%
- Phosphorus532 mg · 375 mg43%30%
- Vitamin A294 µg · 407 µg33%45%
- Vitamin D3 µg · 0.5 µg15%3%
- Iron0.39 mg · 1.6 mg2%9%
- Niacin (B3)0.084 mg · 1.1 mg1%7%
- Cholesterollimit95 mg · 79 mg32%26%
- Folate18 µg · 2 µg5%1%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein20.7 g · 21.6 g41%·43%
- Total fat31.3 g · 29.8 g40%·38%
- Carbohydrates4.3 g · 0.12 g2%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium129 mg · 158 mg3%·3%
- Magnesium28 mg · 29 mg7%·7%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.78 mg · 0.26 mg5%·2%
- Vitamin K2.7 µg · 2.5 µg2%·2%
- Thiamin (B1)0.029 mg · 0.072 mg2%·6%
- Vitamin B60.077 mg · 0.06 mg5%·4%
- Choline20.9 mg · 15.4 mg4%·3%
From USDA FoodData Central: Cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705704), 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.