French fries vs. McFlurry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between french fries and mcFlurry?

French fries are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, fiber, fats, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin B1, while mcFlurry is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and calcium.
McFlurry's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 25% higher.
McFlurry has 22 times less vitamin B3 than french fries. French fries have 3.004mg of vitamin B3, while mcFlurry has 0.139mg.

We used Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and McDONALD'S, McFLURRY with M&M'S CANDIES types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French fries

McFlurry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+178.4%
Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more CopperCopper	+181.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+437%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+650%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.3%

~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~116mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French fries

McFlurry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1987.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2061.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+601.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+523.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	5.398g	0.282g	34%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.898g		29%
Vitamin B6	0.372mg	0.053mg	25%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.6µg	25%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.407g		25%
Vitamin B3	3.004mg	0.139mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.039mg	0.243mg	16%
Fiber	3.8g	0.2g	14%
Fats	14.73g	6.46g	13%
Calcium	18mg	135mg	12%
Potassium	579mg	208mg	11%
Vitamin E	1.67mg	0.08mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	5.969g	1.67g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.051mg	10%
Copper	0.124mg	0.044mg	9%
Manganese	0.247mg	0.046mg	9%
Vitamin K	11.2µg		9%
Calories	312kcal	177kcal	7%
Iron	0.81mg	0.27mg	7%
Sodium	210mg	54mg	7%
Folate	30µg	3µg	7%
Choline	36.8mg		7%
Vitamin C	4.7mg		5%
Carbs	41.44g	26.82g	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	16mg	5%
Saturated fat	2.336g	3.402g	5%
Magnesium	35mg	17mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.73mg	3%
Selenium	0.9µg		2%
Protein	3.43g	4.02g	1%
Phosphorus	125mg	116mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	2.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	910kcal	440kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	56g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.9	0.57	N/A
Net carbs	37.64g	26.62g	N/A
Sugar	0.3g	24.37g	N/A
Zinc	0.5mg	0.54mg	0%
Trans fat	0.06g	0.281g	N/A
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.029g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.007g	0g	N/A