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American cheese
American cheese3
VS
Gruyère cheese Leader
Gruyère cheese5

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

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

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

Pick American cheese for more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Gruyère cheese for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.66 g
    7.22 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    0.09 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.52 g
    0.09 gWIN
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    7.83 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    4.58 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    172.88 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN83.45 mg
    19.61 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    193.79 mg
    244.79 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.11 mg
    0.04 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN10 mg
    8.72 mg
  • 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.

American cheese vs Gruyère cheese · Foodatron