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French fries vs. Peanut butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between french fries and peanut butter?

  • Peanut butter has more vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin E, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, folate, and vitamin B2 than french fries.
  • Peanut butter's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 63% higher.
  • French fries are lower in saturated fat.
  • French fries have a higher glycemic index (70) than peanut butter (14).

We used Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Peanut butter, smooth style, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 120% 15% 49% 65% 141% 68% 144% 2.2% 217% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +380%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.2%
Contains more IronIron +114.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +402%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +574.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +355.6%
~equal in Potassium ~558mg

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% 182% 0% 38% 44% 246% 68% 102% 0% 0.75% 65% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3633.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +444.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +392.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +336.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +190%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French fries Peanut butter DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.004mg 13.112mg 63%
Manganese 0.247mg 1.665mg 62%
Fats 14.73g 51.36g 56%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 9.1mg 50%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 25.941g 50%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 12.535g 48%
Protein 3.43g 22.21g 38%
Saturated fat 2.336g 10.325g 36%
Copper 0.124mg 0.422mg 33%
Magnesium 35mg 168mg 32%
Phosphorus 125mg 335mg 30%
Zinc 0.5mg 2.51mg 18%
Calories 312kcal 598kcal 14%
Folate 30µg 87µg 14%
Iron 0.81mg 1.74mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.192mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 1.137mg 11%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 0.3µg 9%
Sodium 210mg 17mg 8%
Selenium 0.9µg 4.1µg 6%
Carbs 41.44g 22.31g 6%
Fiber 3.8g 5g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.441mg 5%
Choline 36.8mg 63mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 18mg 49mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 0.15mg 2%
Starch 3.56g 1%
Potassium 579mg 558mg 1%
Net carbs 37.64g 17.31g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 10.49g N/A
Trans fat 0.06g 0.075g N/A
Tryptophan 0.231mg 0%
Threonine 0.525mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.616mg 0%
Leucine 1.546mg 0%
Lysine 0.681mg 0%
Methionine 0.265mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.202mg 0%
Valine 0.782mg 0%
Histidine 0.557mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g 0.027g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g 12.215g 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
22% 51% 22% 3%
Protein: 22.21 g
Fats: 51.36 g
Carbs: 22.31 g
Water: 1.23 g
Other: 2.89 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.7%
Contains more WaterWater +3034.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +547.5%
Contains more FatsFats +248.7%
Contains more OtherOther +56.2%

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
21% 53% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.941 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +334.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +132.2%

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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. Peanut butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172470/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.