American cheese vs Small Curd Low Fat Cottage Cheese

Small Curd Low Fat Cottage Cheese leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Small Curd Low Fat Cottage Cheese comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.

Pick American cheese for less sugar and more calcium.

Pick Small Curd Low Fat Cottage Cheese for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber and iron.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
5.66 g
14.44 gWIN
Carbohydrate
3.01 g
5.56 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
WIN2.52 g
4.44 g
Total fat
7.32 g
2.22 g
Saturated fatless is better
4.6 g
1.11 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
560.34 mg
355.56 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
83.45 mg
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Calciummore is better
WIN193.79 mg
133.33 mg
Ironmore is better
0.11 mg
0.11 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.