Cheese sandwich

as eaten · per 100 g: 297 kcal · 12.5 g protein · 1.4 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

17% of kcal

40% water

5 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

13%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 297
Protein: (17%); 12 g
Fat: (40%); 13 g
Carbohydrates: (43%); 32 g
of which sugar: 5 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 853 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Compare Cheese sandwich with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2705795 — listed by USDA as “Cheese sandwich, American cheese, on white bread”. 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.