Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Fast Foods
  4. French fries
  5. Compare
  6. French fries vs. Marshmallow

French fries vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between french fries and marshmallow

  • French fries are richer than marshmallow in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, vitamin E, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for french fries is 28% higher.
  • Marshmallow contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Candies, marshmallows.

Infographic

French fries vs Marshmallow infographic
Infographic link

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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11480%
Contains more IronIron +252.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1462.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2987.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +88.9%

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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3751.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2900%
Contains more CholineCholine +36700%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French fries Marshmallow DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 0.047g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.003mg 28%
Fats 14.73g 0.2g 22%
Vitamin B3 3.004mg 0.078mg 18%
Phosphorus 125mg 8mg 17%
Potassium 579mg 5mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 0.08g 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0.1g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 0.001mg 14%
Carbs 41.44g 81.3g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.005mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 0mg 11%
Manganese 0.247mg 0.008mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.336g 0.056g 10%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 0µg 9%
Magnesium 35mg 2mg 8%
Choline 36.8mg 0.1mg 7%
Iron 0.81mg 0.23mg 7%
Folate 30µg 1µg 7%
Sodium 210mg 80mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.5mg 0.04mg 4%
Copper 0.124mg 0.097mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.001mg 3%
Protein 3.43g 1.8g 3%
Calcium 18mg 3mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.7µg 1%
Calories 312kcal 318kcal 0%
Net carbs 37.64g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 57.56g N/A
Trans fat 0.06g N/A
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.6%
Contains more FatsFats +7265%
Contains more WaterWater +135.1%
Contains more OtherOther +516.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.336 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.398 g
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7361.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11385.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

People also compare

French fries
French fries vs Mashed potato
Mashed potato
French fries
French fries vs McDonald's Big Mac
McDonald's Big Mac
French fries
French fries vs Caesar salad
Caesar salad
Marshmallow
Marshmallow vs Halva
Halva
Marshmallow
Marshmallow vs Candy bar
Candy bar
Marshmallow
Marshmallow vs Chewing gum
Chewing gum

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.