American cheese vs Lightest

Lightest leads 5–0 · 5 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Lightest comes out ahead, winning 5 of 5 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Lightest for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
5.66 g
12.69 gWIN
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
5.65 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0.12 gWIN
Total sugarsless is better
2.52 g
1.73 gWIN
Total fat
7.32 g
2.88 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
0.58 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
131.31 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
193.79 mg
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Ironmore is better
0.11 mg
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Magnesiummore is better
10 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.