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French fries vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between french fries and spread

  • French fries have more vitamin B6, fiber, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus, while spread has more vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 47% higher.
  • Spread contains 19 times less fiber than french fries. French fries contain 3.8g of fiber, while spread contains 0.2g.
  • The amount of saturated fat in french fries is lower.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of spread is 0, while the glycemic index of french fries is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +337.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +426.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +850%
Contains more ZincZinc +104%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +977.8%
~equal in Iron ~0.79mg
~equal in Copper ~0.13mg

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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +210%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +69.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~1.74mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.172mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French fries Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 210mg 1013mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 2.565g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.12mg 19%
Saturated fat 2.336g 5.977g 17%
Selenium 0.9µg 9.7µg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 0.2g 14%
Potassium 579mg 110mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Manganese 0.247mg 0.026mg 10%
Carbs 41.44g 11.94g 10%
Phosphorus 125mg 59mg 9%
Protein 3.43g 7.66g 8%
Vitamin B3 3.004mg 1.73mg 8%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 1.6µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.134mg 7%
Folate 30µg 2µg 7%
Magnesium 35mg 8mg 6%
Zinc 0.5mg 1.02mg 5%
Choline 36.8mg 62.3mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 0mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 7.584g 4%
Calories 312kcal 235kcal 4%
Fats 14.73g 17.34g 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.43mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Copper 0.124mg 0.13mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 12mg 1%
Net carbs 37.64g 11.74g N/A
Iron 0.81mg 0.79mg 0%
Sugar 0.3g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 1.67mg 1.74mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 0.172mg 0%
Trans fat 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 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
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +247.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +123.3%
Contains more FatsFats +17.7%
Contains more WaterWater +56.4%
Contains more OtherOther +50.3%

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +110.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.1%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

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

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