American cheese vs Cottage Cheese Pure & Natural

Cottage Cheese Pure & Natural leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cottage Cheese Pure & Natural comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less sugar and more calcium.

Pick Cottage Cheese Pure & Natural for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber and iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
5.66 g
14.44 gWIN
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
5.56 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
WIN2.52 g
4.44 g
Total fat
7.32 g
2.78 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
1.67 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
366.67 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
WIN193.79 mg
111.12 mg
Ironmore is better
0.11 mg
0.11 mg
Magnesiummore is better
10 mg
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Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
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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.