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American cheese Leader
American cheese4
VS
Caraway cheese
Caraway cheese3

American cheese leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

American cheese comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Caraway cheese for more protein, less sodium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.66 g
    6.7 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    0.81 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.52 g
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  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    7.77 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN4.6 g
    4.94 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    183.51 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN83.45 mg
    24.73 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN193.79 mg
    178.99 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.11 mg
    0.17 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN10 mg
    5.85 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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