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American cheese
American cheese1
VS
Parmesan cheese, hard Leader
Parmesan cheese, hard7

Parmesan cheese, hard leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Parmesan cheese, hard comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more potassium.

Pick Parmesan cheese, hard for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

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
    9.12 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    0.82 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.52 g
    0.03 gWIN
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    6.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    3.79 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    299.74 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN83.45 mg
    23.47 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    193.79 mg
    302.04 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.11 mg
    0.21 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    10 mg
    11.22 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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