American cheese vs Classic Potato Chips

Classic Potato Chips leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided

American cheese: 100 g · Classic Potato Chips: 28 g.

The verdict

Classic Potato Chips comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein and more calcium.

Pick Classic Potato Chips for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
290 kcal
158.3 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN16.41 g
2 g
Carbohydrate
8.73 g
15 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
1 gWIN
Total sugarsless is better
7.32 g
0.9 gWIN
Total fat
21.23 g
10 g
Saturated fatless is better
13.33 g
1.5 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
1625 mg
140 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
242 mg
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Calciummore is better
WIN562 mg
10 mg
Ironmore is better
0.33 mg
0.79 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
29 mg
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Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
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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.