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American cheese
American cheese3
VS
Soft Cheese3

Dead heat · 6 categories decided

American cheese: 100 g · Soft Cheese: 100 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 3 of 6 match-ups.

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

Pick Soft Cheese for more fiber, less sugar and less sodium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    202 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN16.41 g
    4.3 g
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    3.3 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0.5 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    3.3 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    19 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN13.33 g
    15.6 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    200 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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