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American cheese
American cheese3
VS
Plain Yogurt3

Dead heat · 6 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 3 of 6 match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein, less sugar and more iron.

Pick Plain Yogurt for less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN5.66 g
    5.45 g
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    7.27 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN2.52 g
    6.36 g
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    5.45 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    3.64 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    72.73 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    83.45 mg
    —
  • Calciummore is better
    193.79 mg
    200 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.11 mg
    0 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
    —
    —

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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