Cottage Cheese vs American

American leads 3–1 · 4 categories decided · 1 tie

Cottage Cheese: 110 g · American: 19 g.

The verdict

American comes out ahead, winning 3 of 4 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Cottage Cheese for more protein.

Pick American for less sugar, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
50 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN14 g
3 g
Carbohydrate
3 g
2 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
3 g
1 gWIN
Total fat
4.5 g
3 g
Saturated fatless is better
3 g
2 gWIN
Sodiumless is better
340 mg
210 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
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Calciummore is better
80 mg
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Ironmore is better
0 mg
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Magnesiummore is better
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Vitamin Cmore is better
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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.