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

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Important differences between french fries and potato salad

Potato salad has less vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, carbs, fats, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B1.
Potato salad's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 23% more.
French fries have 4 times more carbs than potato salad. French fries have 41.44g of carbs, while potato salad has 11.17g.
French fries are lower in sodium.
French fries have a higher glycemic index than potato salad.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil and Potato salad, home-prepared.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French fries

Potato salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+128%
Contains more IronIron	+24.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+61.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+140.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.6%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+355.6%

~equal in Calcium ~19mg

~equal in Copper ~0.118mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French fries

Potato salad

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+163.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+328.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+112.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.534mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.898g		29%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.407g		25%
Cholesterol	0mg	68mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.372mg	0.141mg	18%
Sodium	210mg	529mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.004mg	0.89mg	13%
Vitamin E	1.67mg		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.398g	3.737g	11%
Fats	14.73g	8.2g	10%
Carbs	41.44g	11.17g	10%
Potassium	579mg	254mg	10%
Fiber	3.8g	1.3g	10%
Phosphorus	125mg	52mg	10%
Vitamin K	11.2µg		9%
Monounsaturated fat	5.969g	2.48g	9%
Calories	312kcal	143kcal	8%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.077mg	8%
Choline	36.8mg		7%
Vitamin C	4.7mg	10mg	6%
Manganese	0.247mg	0.101mg	6%
Selenium	0.9µg	4.1µg	6%
Folate	30µg	7µg	6%
Magnesium	35mg	15mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	32µg	4%
Saturated fat	2.336g	1.429g	4%
Protein	3.43g	2.68g	2%
Iron	0.81mg	0.65mg	2%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.31mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.039mg	0.06mg	2%
Copper	0.124mg	0.118mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.534mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	910kcal	534kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	70g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.9	4.4	N/A
Net carbs	37.64g	9.87g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	19mg	0%
Sugar	0.3g		N/A
Trans fat	0.06g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.042mg	0%
Threonine		0.116mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.141mg	0%
Leucine		0.202mg	0%
Lysine		0.171mg	0%
Methionine		0.066mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.135mg	0%
Valine		0.172mg	0%
Histidine		0.062mg	0%
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.029g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.007g		N/A