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American cheese
American cheese3
VS
Gjetost cheese Leader
Gjetost cheese4

Gjetost cheese leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 2 ties

American cheese: 100 g · Gjetost cheese: 100 g.

The verdict

Gjetost cheese comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein, less saturated fat and more calcium.

Pick Gjetost cheese for less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    466 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN16.41 g
    9.65 g
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    42.65 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
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  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    29.51 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN13.33 g
    19.16 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    600 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    242 mg
    1409 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN562 mg
    400 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.33 mg
    0.52 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    29 mg
    70 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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