Potato chips vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are potato chips and french fries different?

Potato chips have more vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin K than french fries.
Daily need coverage for vitamin E for potato chips is 50% higher.
Potato chips contain 9 times more selenium than french fries. While potato chips contain 8.1µg of selenium, french fries contain only 0.9µg.
French fries have less saturated fat.
Potato chips have a lower glycemic index (56) than french fries (70).

Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil are the varieties 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.

Potato chips

French fries

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+120.2%
Contains more IronIron	+101.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+146.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+78.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+800%

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.

Potato chips

French fries

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+561.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+405.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+97.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+44.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.17mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~36.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	9.11mg	1.67mg	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.17g	5.398g	45%
Saturated fat	10.96g	2.336g	39%
Fats	34.6g	14.73g	31%
Vitamin C	31.1mg	4.7mg	29%
Histidine	153mg		22%
Vitamin B6	0.66mg	0.372mg	22%
Copper	0.306mg	0.124mg	20%
Potassium	1275mg	579mg	20%
Selenium	8.1µg	0.9µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.039mg	12%
Calories	536kcal	312kcal	11%
Iron	1.63mg	0.81mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	9.84g	5.969g	10%
Vitamin K	22.1µg	11.2µg	9%
Sodium	8mg	210mg	9%
Magnesium	67mg	35mg	8%
Manganese	0.44mg	0.247mg	8%
Protein	7g	3.43g	7%
Phosphorus	165mg	125mg	6%
Zinc	1.09mg	0.5mg	5%
Vitamin B3	3.827mg	3.004mg	5%
Folate	45µg	30µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.402mg	0.58mg	4%
Fiber	4.8g	3.8g	4%
Carbs	52.9g	41.44g	4%
Calcium	24mg	18mg	1%
Net carbs	48.1g	37.64g	N/A
Sugar	0.22g	0.3g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.167mg	0.17mg	0%
Trans fat		0.06g	N/A
Choline	37.5mg	36.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.108mg		0%
Threonine	0.253mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.283mg		0%
Leucine	0.419mg		0%
Lysine	0.424mg		0%
Methionine	0.11mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.31mg		0%
Valine	0.392mg		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