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French fries vs. Walnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between french fries and walnut

  • French fries have less copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than walnut.
  • Walnut covers your daily need for copper, 162% more than french fries.
  • French fries have less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of french fries is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Nuts, walnuts, english.

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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%
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +351.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +444.4%
Contains more IronIron +259.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1179%
Contains more ZincZinc +518%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1282.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +444.4%

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%
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +261.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +138.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +314.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +226.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.57mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~39.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French fries Walnut DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 47.174g 279%
Copper 0.124mg 1.586mg 162%
Manganese 0.247mg 3.414mg 138%
Fats 14.73g 65.21g 78%
Phosphorus 125mg 346mg 32%
Magnesium 35mg 158mg 29%
Iron 0.81mg 2.91mg 26%
Protein 3.43g 15.23g 24%
Zinc 0.5mg 3.09mg 24%
Folate 30µg 98µg 17%
Saturated fat 2.336g 6.126g 17%
Calories 312kcal 654kcal 17%
Vitamin B1 0.17mg 0.341mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.537mg 13%
Vitamin B3 3.004mg 1.125mg 12%
Fiber 3.8g 6.7g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.15mg 9%
Sodium 210mg 2mg 9%
Carbs 41.44g 13.71g 9%
Calcium 18mg 98mg 8%
Selenium 0.9µg 4.9µg 7%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 2.7µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 8.933g 7%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 0.7mg 6%
Potassium 579mg 441mg 4%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 1.3mg 4%
Net carbs 37.64g 7.01g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 2.61g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.57mg 0%
Trans fat 0.06g N/A
Choline 36.8mg 39.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 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 0g 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
Walnut
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15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +202.3%
Contains more WaterWater +847.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +344%
Contains more FatsFats +342.7%
~equal in Other ~1.78g

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
Walnut
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10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +773.9%

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/nutrients

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

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