How much protein is in goat cheese?

One ounce of goat cheese (28 g) has 5.2 g of protein (75 kcal); 100 g has 18.5 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

18.5g

Calories264

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat21.1g

Saturated14.6g

Sodium459 mg

7.0 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictGood protein source

7.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (28% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.

25 g of protein from goat cheese alone takes 135 g (about 4¾ oz) and 357 kcal.

#15 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #19 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in goat cheese per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	18.5 g	264	0 g	21.1 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.2 g	75	0 g	6 g

One ounce of goat cheese (28 g) is 4% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from fat: about 72%.

One ounce of goat cheese (28 g) also has 4.1 g of saturated fat (21% of the 20 g Daily Value).

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than feta and less than reduced-fat Mexican cheese, part-skim mozzarella and fresh mozzarella.

goat cheese compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Reduced-fat Mexican cheese	24.7 g	282	8.8 g
Part-skim mozzarella	23.8 g	295	8.1 g
Fresh mozzarella	22.2 g	299	7.4 g
Goat cheese	18.5 g	264	7.0 g
Feta	14.2 g	265	5.4 g

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Recipes with goat cheese

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Questions

How much protein is in an ounce of goat cheese?

One ounce of goat cheese (28 g) has 5.2 g of protein and 75 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 6 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of goat cheese?

100 g of goat cheese has 18.5 g of protein, 264 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 21.1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 173435).

Is goat cheese a good source of protein?

Good protein source: 7.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (28% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from goat cheese alone takes 135 g (about 4¾ oz) and 357 kcal.

Which has more protein, goat cheese or feta?

Goat cheese, with 18.5 g of protein per 100 g against 14.2 g for feta. Per 100 kcal: goat cheese 7.0 g, feta 5.4 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173435: “Cheese, goat, soft type”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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