French fries vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are french fries and Swiss cheese different?

French fries are richer in vitamin B6, while Swiss cheese is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
Swiss cheese covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 128% more than french fries.
French fries contain 5 times more vitamin B6 than Swiss cheese. French fries contain 0.372mg of vitamin B6, while Swiss cheese contains 0.071mg.
French fries are lower in saturated fat.
French fries have a higher glycemic index (70) than Swiss cheese (27).

Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Cheese, swiss types were used in this article.

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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.

French fries

Swiss cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+704.2%
Contains more IronIron	+523.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+163.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4844.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+774%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+359.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3233.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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.

French fries

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+178.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4593.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+423.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+700%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%
Contains more CholineCholine	+137.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+674.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.06µg	128%
Calcium	18mg	890mg	87%
Saturated fat	2.336g	18.227g	72%
Phosphorus	125mg	574mg	64%
Selenium	0.9µg	30µg	53%
Protein	3.43g	26.96g	47%
Zinc	0.5mg	4.37mg	35%
Vitamin A	0µg	288µg	32%
Cholesterol	0mg	93mg	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.398g	1.341g	27%
Fats	14.73g	30.99g	25%
Vitamin B6	0.372mg	0.071mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.039mg	0.302mg	20%
Vitamin B3	3.004mg	0.064mg	18%
Fiber	3.8g	0g	15%
Potassium	579mg	72mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.011mg	13%
Carbs	41.44g	1.44g	13%
Manganese	0.247mg	0.026mg	10%
Copper	0.124mg	0.047mg	9%
Iron	0.81mg	0.13mg	9%
Vitamin K	11.2µg	1.4µg	8%
Vitamin E	1.67mg	0.6mg	7%
Folate	30µg	10µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	5.969g	8.046g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.353mg	5%
Vitamin C	4.7mg	0mg	5%
Choline	36.8mg	15.5mg	4%
Calories	312kcal	393kcal	4%
Sodium	210mg	187mg	1%
Net carbs	37.64g	1.44g	N/A
Magnesium	35mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	0.3g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.06g	0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.401mg	0%
Threonine		1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.537mg	0%
Leucine		2.959mg	0%
Lysine		2.585mg	0%
Methionine		0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.662mg	0%
Valine		2.139mg	0%
Histidine		1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.407g	0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.029g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	4.898g	0.734g	N/A