American cheese vs Plain Yogurt

Plain Yogurt leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided · 1 tie

American cheese: 100 g · Plain Yogurt: 170 g.

The verdict

Plain Yogurt comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more calcium and more iron.

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

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
290 kcal
120 kcal
Proteinmore is better
16.41 g
17 gWIN
Carbohydrate
8.73 g
6 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
7.32 g
6 gWIN
Total fat
21.23 g
3.5 g
Saturated fatless is better
13.33 g
2.5 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
1625 mg
55 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
242 mg
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Calciummore is better
WIN562 mg
200.01 mg
Ironmore is better
WIN0.33 mg
0 mg
Magnesiummore is better
29 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.