American cheese vs Natural Cottage Cheese

Natural Cottage Cheese leads 3–1 · 4 categories decided · 1 tie

American cheese: 100 g · Natural Cottage Cheese: 100 g.

The verdict

Natural Cottage Cheese comes out ahead, winning 3 of 4 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein.

Pick Natural Cottage Cheese for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
290 kcal
97 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN16.41 g
11.5 g
Carbohydrate
8.73 g
2.8 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
7.32 g
2.8 gWIN
Total fat
21.23 g
4.5 g
Saturated fatless is better
13.33 g
3 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
1625 mg
0.21 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
242 mg
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Calciummore is better
562 mg
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Ironmore is better
0.33 mg
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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.