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American cheese
American cheese2
VS
Cow's milk, 2% Leader
Cow's milk, 2%7

Cow's milk, 2% leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cow's milk, 2% comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less sugar and more iron.

Pick Cow's milk, 2% for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.66 g
    6.6 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    9.6 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN2.52 g
    10.12 g
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    3.96 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    2.51 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    94 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    83.45 mg
    280 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    193.79 mg
    240 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.11 mg
    0.04 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10 mg
    22 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.4 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.

American cheese vs Cow's milk, 2% · Foodatron