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American cheese Leader
American cheese5
VS
Reduced-fat sour cream
Reduced-fat sour cream4

American cheese leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

American cheese comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Reduced-fat sour cream for less sugar, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN5.66 g
    3.87 g
  • Carbohydrate
    3.01 g
    3.87 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    2.52 g
    0.17 gWIN
  • Total fat
    7.32 g
    7.79 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN4.6 g
    4.81 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    560.34 mg
    38.67 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    83.45 mg
    116.57 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN193.79 mg
    77.9 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.11 mg
    0.03 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN10 mg
    6.08 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.5 mgWIN
  • 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.

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