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American cheese Leader
American cheese5
VS
Greek yogurt, whole milk
Greek yogurt, whole milk3

American cheese leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

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 Greek yogurt, whole milk for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    290 kcal
    97 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN16.41 g
    9 g
  • Carbohydrate
    8.73 g
    3.98 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    7.32 g
    4 gWIN
  • Total fat
    21.23 g
    5 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    13.33 g
    2.4 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    1625 mg
    35 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN242 mg
    141 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN562 mg
    100 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.33 mg
    0 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN29 mg
    11 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    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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