Cheese vs Goat cheese

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 26 g of cheese or 27 g of goat cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cheese: vitamin B12 (5.3×), calcium (2.7×), selenium (6.1×), sodium (2.2×) and zinc (4.6×). 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

Cheese100 cal

26.2 g · 5.4 g protein · 1.1 g carbs (0.55 g sugars) · 8.2 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

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Copper1% vs 17%

    0.008 mg vs 0.15 mg

  • Vitamin B1213% vs 3%

    0.32 µg vs 0.06 µg

  • Calcium17% vs 6%

    223 mg vs 81.9 mg

  • Selenium12% vs 2%

    6.4 µg vs 1 µg

  • Riboflavin (B2)8% vs 14%

    0.1 mg vs 0.19 mg

  • Sodiumlimit11% vs 5%

    253 mg vs 114 mg

  • Zinc8% vs 2%

    0.83 mg vs 0.18 mg

  • Saturated fatlimit23% vs 28%

    4.7 g vs 5.7 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.4 g · 5.9 g11%·12%
  • Total fat8.2 g · 8.2 g11%·11%
  • Cholesterollimit24.9 mg · 21.7 mg8%·7%
  • Carbohydrates1.1 g · 0.033 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium33.9 mg · 43.4 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.1 mg · 0.45 mg1%·2%
  • Magnesium7.3 mg · 8 mg2%·2%
  • Phosphorus140 mg · 103 mg11%·8%
  • Vitamin A77.2 µg · 112 µg9%·12%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.79 µg · 0.14 µg4%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.2 mg · 0.071 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.71 µg · 0.69 µg1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.008 mg · 0.02 mg1%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.022 mg · 0.32 mg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.02 mg · 0.016 mg1%·1%
  • Folate4.7 µg · 0.55 µg1%·<1%
  • Choline5.5 mg · 4.2 mg1%·1%

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.

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