Goat cheese
What it is
Goat cheese is cheese made from goat milk; this profile covers the soft type. Reference food: Cheese, goat, soft type.
What it does
For this named food form, USDA lists 264 kcal, 18.5 g protein, 21.1 g total fat, 0 g carbohydrate per 100 g edible portion. The table describes composition rather than a recommended serving or a clinical effect.
Research context and ingredient forms
These are historical SR Legacy data from April 2018, published in FoodData Central in 2019. Variety, water content, preparation, and recipe can change the result. Scale a matching food by edible portion grams divided by 100; do not transfer the values to a different form.
Using this information
Soft, semisoft, and hard goat cheeses have different moisture levels. Goat milk cheese is not automatically suitable for someone with milk allergy.
Considerations
Goat milk products are milk foods; changing the animal source does not establish suitability for a milk-allergic person.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 264 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 18.5 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 21.1 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 14.6 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 0 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Calcium, Ca | 140 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 459 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0.19 µg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.4 µg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, goat, soft type; Cheese, goat, soft type SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Cheese, goat, soft type
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical food-form-specific composition, not a current brand label. Values may be analytical, calculated or imputed; missing nutrients are omitted, not assumed zero.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
- Food Allergies
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Limitations: Used for major-allergen identification and label awareness; not an individual allergy diagnosis.
Source assessment recorded.
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Products containing it
No label-specific product relationship has been reviewed for this entry.