American cheese vs Cheestrings

Cheestrings leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cheestrings comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for more iron.

Pick Cheestrings for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
5.66 g
7.54 gWIN
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
0.82 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
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Total sugarsless is better
2.52 g
0.33 gWIN
Total fat
7.32 g
7.38 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
4.59 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
232.79 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
193.79 mg
255.74 mgWIN
Ironmore is better
WIN0.11 mg
0 mg
Magnesiummore is better
10 mg
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Vitamin Cmore is better
0 mg
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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.