Every 100 kcal of goat cheese brings 7 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 25th of the 81 dairy foods in this database and 341st of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 18.5 g per 100 g ranks 37th in its group.
Around 28% of the calories in goat cheese come from protein, so it is moderately protein-dense. It contributes to a day's protein total, but the bulk of what it delivers is energy rather than amino acids - treat it as a contributor alongside a denser source, not as the protein in a meal.
By weight, fat outweighs protein in goat cheese: 21.1 g of fat per 100 g against 18.5 g of protein, a ratio of 0.9 to 1.
Set against yogurt (whole milk, plain), another dairy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.7 g less protein (yogurt (whole milk, plain) has 5.9 g per 1 container).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving quoted here is measured by weight at 28 g, and it covers about 10% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of goat cheese
Protein and calories in Goat cheese for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
18.5 g
264 kcal
1 oz (serving used here)
28 g
5.2 g
74 kcal
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in goat cheese
The nine essential amino acids in Goat cheese, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.6 g
0.45 g
86
lysine
1.33 g
0.37 g
72
valine
1.27 g
0.36 g
69
isoleucine
0.766 g
0.21 g
41
threonine
0.691 g
0.19 g
37
phenylalanine
0.737 g
0.21 g
40
methionine
0.494 g
0.14 g
27
histidine
0.505 g
0.14 g
27
tryptophan
0.195 g
0.05 g
11
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.
18.5 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 5.2 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of goat cheese?
7 g. That figure divides its 18.5 g of protein per 100 g by its 264 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in goat cheese complete?
Yes. The protein in goat cheese supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of goat cheese?
About 10%. One 1 oz serving has 5.2 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #173435 (Cheese, goat, soft type), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.