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American cheese
American cheese4
VS
Queso fresco
Queso fresco4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

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

Pick Queso fresco for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    5.66 g
    6.05 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    1 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.52 g
    0.78 gWIN
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    7.97 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    4.6 g
    4.33 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    251.17 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN83.45 mg
    43.14 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN193.79 mg
    189.3 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.11 mg
    0.07 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN10 mg
    8.03 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • 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.

American cheese vs Queso fresco · Foodatron