American cheese vs Light Mini

Light Mini leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Light Mini comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more iron.

Pick Light Mini for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
5.66 g
9.47 gWIN
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
0.02 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
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Total sugarsless is better
2.52 g
0.02 gWIN
Total fat
7.32 g
4.54 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
3.03 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
268.84 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
193.79 mg
287.77 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
WIN0.11 mg
0 mg
Magnesiummore is better
10 mg
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Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
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Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.