Goat is the healthiest meat you can eat!
Just look at the numbers in the chart below.
* This data was taken from the "What's in the food you eat?" search tool on www.ars.usda.gov
Data given is for a 100 gram serving.
| Nutrient | Goat Baked | Chicken Baked w/o Skin |
Pork Chop Broiled Lean Only Eaten |
Beef Prime Rib Lean Only Eaten |
| Water (g) | 67.93 | 63.26 | 60.22 | 62.48 |
| Energy (kcal) | 142 | 188 | 208 | 198 |
| Protein (g) | 26.99 | 28.69 | 28.33 | 28.32 |
| Fat, total (g) | 3.02 | 7.35 | 9.72 | 8.52 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugars, total (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiber, total dietary (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 75 | 88 | 78 | 75 |
| Saturated fatty acids, total (g) | 0.926 | 2.023 | 3.61 | 3.228 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids, total (g) | 1.354 | 2.638 | 4.413 | 3.531 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids, total (g) | 0.229 | 1.676 | 0.764 | 0.281 |
| Calcium (mg) | 17 | 15 | 17 | 7 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.302 | 0.067 | 0.075 | 0.093 |
| Iron (mg) | 3.72 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.65 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 0 | 25 | 29 | 23 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 200 | 193 | 251 | 202 |
| Potassium (mg) | 403 | 241 | 434 | 306 |
| Selenium (mcg) | 11.8 | 21.8 | 47.8 | 27.9 |
| Sodium (mg) | 248 | 408 | 386 | 217 |
| Zinc (mg) | 5.25 | 2.08 | 2.46 | 6.24 |
| Vitamin A, RAE (mcg) | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0 | 0.466 | 0.488 | 0.34 |
| Vitamin B-12 (mcg) | 1.18 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 2.19 |
| Vitamin B-12, added (mcg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol (mg) | 0.34 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Vitamin E, added (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Folate, DFE (mcg) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Folate, food (mcg) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Folate, total (mcg) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Folic acid (mcg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin K (mcg) | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Niacin (mg) | 3.933 | 9.097 | 5.199 | 4.666 |
| Retinol (mcg) | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.607 | 0.177 | 0.335 | 0.202 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.09 | 0.068 | 0.915 | 0.08 |
| Carotene, beta (mcg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carotene, alpha (mcg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta (mcg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin (mcg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lycopene (mcg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caffeine (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theobromine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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