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American cheese
American cheese3
VS
Cheddar Cheese3

Dead heat · 6 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 3 of 6 match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Pick Cheddar Cheese for more protein, less sugar and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    392.86 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    16.41 g
    25 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    3.57 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    0 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    32.14 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN13.33 g
    21.43 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN1625 mg
    714285.71 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    242 mg
    —
  • Calciummore is better
    562 mg
    692.86 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.33 mg
    0 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    29 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
    —
    —

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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