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

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

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 have 7 times less manganese than peanut butter. Peanut butter has 1.665mg of manganese, while french fries have 0.247mg.
French fries are lower in saturated fat.
French fries have a higher glycemic index (70) than peanut butter (14).

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

Peanut butter

French fries

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 ~579mg

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.

Peanut butter

French fries

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%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3633.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	13.112mg	3.004mg	63%
Manganese	1.665mg	0.247mg	62%
Fats	51.36g	14.73g	56%
Vitamin E	9.1mg	1.67mg	50%
Monounsaturated fat	25.941g	5.969g	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.535g	5.398g	48%
Protein	22.21g	3.43g	38%
Saturated fat	10.325g	2.336g	36%
Copper	0.422mg	0.124mg	33%
Magnesium	168mg	35mg	32%
Phosphorus	335mg	125mg	30%
Zinc	2.51mg	0.5mg	18%
Calories	598kcal	312kcal	14%
Folate	87µg	30µg	14%
Iron	1.74mg	0.81mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.039mg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.137mg	0.58mg	11%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	11.2µg	9%
Sodium	17mg	210mg	8%
Selenium	4.1µg	0.9µg	6%
Carbs	22.31g	41.44g	6%
Fiber	5g	3.8g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.441mg	0.372mg	5%
Choline	63mg	36.8mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.7mg	5%
Calcium	49mg	18mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.17mg	2%
Starch	3.56g		1%
Potassium	558mg	579mg	1%
Net carbs	17.31g	37.64g	N/A
Sugar	10.49g	0.3g	N/A
Trans fat	0.075g	0.06g	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	0.027g	0.407g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.029g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.008g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	12.215g	4.898g	N/A