American cheese vs Aged White Cheddar

Aged White Cheddar leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Aged White Cheddar comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein and more calcium.

Pick Aged White Cheddar for less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN5.66 g
1.43 g
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
14.29 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
2.52 g
0 gWIN
Total fat
7.32 g
4.29 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
0 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
14.29 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
WIN193.79 mg
0 mg
Ironmore is better
0.11 mg
0.14 mgWIN
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.