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American cheese Leader
American cheese6
VS
Vanilla ice cream
Vanilla ice cream4

American cheese leads 6–4 · 10 categories decided

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

American cheese comes out ahead, winning 6 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Vanilla ice cream for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    207 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN16.41 g
    3.5 g
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    23.6 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0.7 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN7.32 g
    21.22 g
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    11 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    13.33 g
    6.79 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    80 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN242 mg
    199 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN562 mg
    128 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.33 mg
    0.09 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    14 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.6 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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