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American cheese
American cheese2
VS
Cottage cheese Leader
Cottage cheese6

Cottage cheese leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cottage cheese comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less sugar and more calcium.

Pick Cottage cheese for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

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
    12.9 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    5.88 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN2.52 g
    4.94 g
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    2.8 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    1.52 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    380.25 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    83.45 mg
    154.32 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN193.79 mg
    137.04 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.11 mg
    0.16 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10 mg
    11.11 mgWIN
  • 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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