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American cheese
American cheese2
VS
Fat Free Natural Cottage Cheese2

Dead heat · 4 categories decided

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

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 2 of 4 match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more protein and more iron.

Pick Fat Free Natural Cottage Cheese for less sugar and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    61 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN16.41 g
    10.8 g
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    3.8 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
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  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    3.8 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    0.1 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    13.33 g
    —
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    122 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    242 mg
    —
  • Calciummore is better
    562 mg
    —
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.33 mg
    0 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    29 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    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.

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