Parmesan leads 3–1 · 4 categories decided · 1 tie
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Parmesan comes out ahead, winning 3 of 4 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Parmesan for more protein, less sugar and less sodium.
Pick American for less saturated fat.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN8.18 g6 g
- Carbohydrate0.91 g4 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g2 g
- Total fat6.36 g6 g
- Saturated fatless is better4.55 g4 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN227.27 mg420 mg
- Potassiummore is better——
- Calciummore is better——
- Ironmore is better0 mg—
- Magnesiummore is better——
- Vitamin Cmore is better——
- 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.