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American cheese
American cheese3
VS
Emmental cheese Leader
Emmental cheese5

Emmental cheese leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

American cheese: 100 g · Emmental cheese: 100 g.

The verdict

Emmental cheese comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less saturated fat, more potassium and more iron.

Pick Emmental cheese for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    393 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    16.41 g
    26.96 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    1.44 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    0 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    30.99 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN13.33 g
    18.23 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    187 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN242 mg
    72 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    562 mg
    890 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.33 mg
    0.13 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    29 mg
    33 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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