American cheese vs 4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese

4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more calcium and more iron.

Pick 4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese 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
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
5.66 g
14 gWIN
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
2 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
2.52 g
2 gWIN
Total fat
7.32 g
4.5 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
3 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
380 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
WIN193.79 mg
70 mg
Ironmore is better
WIN0.11 mg
0 mg
Magnesiummore is better
10 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.