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French fries vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between french fries and egg whites

  • French fries have more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B1, potassium, and copper; however, egg whites have more selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Egg whites' daily need coverage for selenium is 35% more.
  • Egg whites are lower in saturated fat.
  • French fries have a higher glycemic index than egg whites.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +218.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.2%
Contains more IronIron +912.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +439.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +733.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2145.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2122.2%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2761%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7340%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more CholineCholine +3245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1025.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French fries Egg white DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 0g 36%
Selenium 0.9µg 20µg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.439mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.005mg 28%
Fats 14.73g 0.17g 22%
Vitamin B3 3.004mg 0.105mg 18%
Phosphorus 125mg 15mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 0g 15%
Protein 3.43g 10.9g 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Carbs 41.44g 0.73g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 0.004mg 14%
Calories 312kcal 52kcal 13%
Potassium 579mg 163mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.336g 0g 11%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 0mg 11%
Copper 0.124mg 0.023mg 11%
Manganese 0.247mg 0.011mg 10%
Iron 0.81mg 0.08mg 9%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.19mg 8%
Folate 30µg 4µg 7%
Magnesium 35mg 11mg 6%
Choline 36.8mg 1.1mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.5mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Sodium 210mg 166mg 2%
Calcium 18mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 37.64g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 0.71g N/A
Trans fat 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +8564.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5576.7%
Contains more OtherOther +193.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +217.8%
Contains more WaterWater +127.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/nutrients
  2. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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