American cheese (restaurant)

as eaten · per 100 g: 375 kcal · 17.5 g protein · 0.0 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

easy to overeat

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

19% of kcal

41% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

11%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 375
Protein: (19%); 18 g
Fat: (75%); 31 g
Carbohydrates: (7%); 6 g
of which sugar: 4 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 1,600 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Cheese

Higher-scoring cheese, ranked by fullness per calorie.

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Nonfat cheddar cheese32 g protein · 157 cals / 100 g
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Cottage cheese (1%)12 g protein · 72 cals / 100 g
88
Quark10 g protein · 64 cals / 100 g
84
Dry curd cottage cheese10 g protein · 72 cals / 100 g
83
Kefir4 g protein · 43 cals / 100 g

Compare American cheese (restaurant) with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-foundation #747429 — listed by USDA as “Cheese, American, restaurant”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.