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American cheese Leader
American cheese5
VS
Dulce de leche
Dulce de leche4

American cheese leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

American cheese comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

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

Pick Dulce de leche for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium 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
    WIN5.66 g
    2.17 g
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    17.57 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN2.52 g
    15.79 g
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    2.33 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    1.44 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    40.95 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    83.45 mg
    111.11 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN193.79 mg
    79.68 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.11 mg
    0.05 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN10 mg
    6.98 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.83 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 Dulce de leche · Foodatron