American cheese leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
American cheese comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick American cheese for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Sheep milk for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy290 kcal108 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN16.41 g5.98 g
- Carbohydrate8.73 g5.36 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better7.32 g—
- Total fat21.23 g7 g
- Saturated fatless is better13.33 g4.6 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better1625 mg44 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN242 mg137 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN562 mg193 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.33 mg0.1 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN29 mg18 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg4.2 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
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.

