Side-by-side comparison

American Cheese vs Ricotta Cheese Part Skim

Ricotta Cheese Part Skim wins by 21 points on FoodScore. Nutrient breakdown below — green values are better per field.

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American Cheese

Decent · 100 g

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Ricotta Cheese Part Skim

Very good · 100 g

Per 100gAmerican CheeseRicotta Cheese Part Skim

Calories0 kcal138 kcal

Protein15.57 g11.39 g

Fiber0 g0 g

Total fat23.86 g7.91 g

Saturated fat13.7 g4.93 g

Added sugar0 g0 g

Sodium1420 mg99 mg

Potassium211.8 mg125 mg

Calcium1498 mg272 mg

Iron1.3 mg0.44 mg

Comparison uses per-100g nutrient values from USDA FoodData Central. Each field is marked in green for the option that is healthier on that specific row — but the final FoodScore weighs all fields together plus processing level (NOVA) to produce a single 0–100 number.