American cheese vs Parmesan

Parmesan leads 4–1 · 5 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Parmesan comes out ahead, winning 4 of 5 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more iron.

Pick Parmesan for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
5.66 g
8.18 gWIN
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
0.91 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
2.52 g
0 gWIN
Total fat
7.32 g
6.36 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
4.55 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
227.27 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
193.79 mg
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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.