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Cheddar cheese Leader
Cheddar cheese5
VS
Cow's milk, 2%
Cow's milk, 2%4

Cheddar cheese leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Cheddar cheese comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Cheddar cheese for more protein, less sugar, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Cow's milk, 2% for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    410 kcal
    50 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN24.25 g
    3.3 g
  • Carbohydrate
    2.13 g
    4.8 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.27 g
    5.06 g
  • Total fat
    33.82 g
    1.98 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    19.37 g
    1.26 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    644 mg
    47 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    76 mg
    140 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN711 mg
    120 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.16 mg
    0.02 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN27 mg
    11 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.2 mgWIN
  • 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.

Cheddar cheese vs Cow's milk, 2% · Foodatron