Crackers vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crackers and french fries?

Crackers are higher in vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and folate; however, french fries are richer in vitamin B6 and potassium.
Crackers' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 48% more.
French fries contain 12 times less vitamin B2 than crackers. Crackers contain 0.456mg of vitamin B2, while french fries contain 0.039mg.
French fries have less sodium.

We used Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Crackers

French fries

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+566.7%
Contains more IronIron	+397.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+98.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+644.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+390.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.1%

~equal in Zinc ~0.5mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Crackers

French fries

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+81.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1069.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+518.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+206.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+490.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+283.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	13.137g	5.398g	52%
Vitamin K	69.3µg	11.2µg	48%
Iron	4.03mg	0.81mg	40%
Vitamin B2	0.456mg	0.039mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.063mg	0.372mg	24%
Sodium	726mg	210mg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.416mg	0.17mg	21%
Starch	49.69g		20%
Phosphorus	248mg	125mg	18%
Fats	26.43g	14.73g	18%
Folate	92µg	30µg	16%
Saturated fat	5.562g	2.336g	15%
Potassium	118mg	579mg	14%
Selenium	6.7µg	0.9µg	11%
Manganese	0.491mg	0.247mg	11%
Calories	510kcal	312kcal	10%
Calcium	120mg	18mg	10%
Vitamin E	3.03mg	1.67mg	9%
Vitamin B3	4.352mg	3.004mg	8%
Carbs	61.3g	41.44g	7%
Fiber	2.3g	3.8g	6%
Protein	6.64g	3.43g	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.7mg	5%
Choline	9.6mg	36.8mg	5%
Magnesium	18mg	35mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.58mg	3%
Copper	0.104mg	0.124mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	6.553g	5.969g	1%
Net carbs	59g	37.64g	N/A
Sugar	8.18g	0.3g	N/A
Zinc	0.49mg	0.5mg	0%
Trans fat	1.076g	0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.084mg		0%
Threonine	0.193mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.246mg		0%
Leucine	0.471mg		0%
Lysine	0.103mg		0%
Methionine	0.112mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.331mg		0%
Valine	0.294mg		0%
Histidine	0.145mg		0%
Fructose	0.29g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	1.485g	0.407g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.062g	0.029g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	11.48g	4.898g	N/A