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American cheese
American cheese4
VS
Cheese sauce Leader
Cheese sauce6

Cheese sauce leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Cheese sauce comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Pick Cheese sauce for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    197 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN16.41 g
    10.33 g
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    5.48 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0.1 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    0.19 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    14.92 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    13.33 g
    8.03 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    493 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN242 mg
    142 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN562 mg
    311 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.33 mg
    0.35 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    19 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.6 mgWIN
  • 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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