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Butter, salted
Butter, salted2
VS
Cheddar cheese Leader
Cheddar cheese6

Cheddar cheese leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Butter, salted: 100 g · Cheddar cheese: 100 g.

The verdict

Cheddar cheese comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Butter, salted for less sugar and less sodium.

Pick Cheddar cheese for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    717 kcal
    410 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.85 g
    24.25 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0.06 g
    2.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.06 g
    0.27 g
  • Total fat
    81.11 g
    33.82 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    51.37 g
    19.37 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN643 mg
    644 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    24 mg
    76 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    24 mg
    711 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.02 mg
    0.16 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    2 mg
    27 mgWIN
  • 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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