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Goat cheese, hard leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

American cheese: 100 g · Goat cheese, hard: 100 g.

The verdict

Goat cheese, hard comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less saturated fat and more potassium.

Pick Goat cheese, hard for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    452 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    16.41 g
    30.52 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    2.17 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    2.17 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    35.59 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN13.33 g
    24.61 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    423 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN242 mg
    48 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    562 mg
    895 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.33 mg
    1.88 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    29 mg
    54 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

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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