American cheese
15as eaten · per 100 g: 366 kcal · 18.0 g protein · 0.0 g fiber
engineered against fullness. A concentrated fat/sugar/salt combination that overrides fullness; protein does the heavy lifting.
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
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Why this score
Protein20% of calories
58/100
Low energy density366 kcal per 100 g
27/100
Fiber0 g per 1000 kcal
0/100
Hyper-palatabilityengineered fat · sugar · salt pattern
−80%
The first three bars are sub-scores (0–100 per lever) that build the score; the values under each label are the measured quantities that drive them. Hyper-palatability works the other way — it cuts the built score by the shown percentage (up to −80%). Full math here.
- Protein floor applied — real protein keeps this above the bottom band despite everything else.
The numbers
| Energy | 366 kcal |
| Protein | 18.0 g |
| Fat | 30.6 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.3 g |
| …of which sugars | 2.6 g |
| Fiber | 0.0 g |
| Sodium | 1660 mg |
Per 100 g. Source: usda-foundation #325198 — listed by USDA as “Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. How the score works.