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American cheese
American cheese4
VS
Cheddar cheese
Cheddar cheese4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

American cheese: 100 g · Cheddar cheese: 100 g.

The verdict

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

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

Pick Cheddar cheese for more protein, less sugar, less sodium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    410 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    16.41 g
    24.25 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    2.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    0.27 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    33.82 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN13.33 g
    19.37 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    644 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN242 mg
    76 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    562 mg
    711 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.33 mg
    0.16 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    27 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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