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American cheese
American cheese1
VS
Greek yogurt, plain Leader
Greek yogurt, plain6

Greek yogurt, plain leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Greek yogurt, plain comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more iron.

Pick Greek yogurt, plain for more protein, more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.66 g
    17.65 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    6.35 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0.37 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.52 g
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  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    0.44 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    0.27 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    68.52 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    83.45 mg
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  • Calciummore is better
    193.79 mg
    207.41 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.11 mg
    0.06 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10 mg
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  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.56 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.

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