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American cheese
American cheese4
VS
Brie cheese
Brie cheese4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Pick Brie cheese for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    334 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    16.41 g
    20.75 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    0.45 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    0.45 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    27.68 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN13.33 g
    17.41 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    629 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN242 mg
    152 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN562 mg
    184 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.33 mg
    0.5 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    20 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • 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.

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