McDonald's french fries vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mcDonald's french fries and french toast?

McDonald's french fries are higher in vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B3; however, french toast is richer in selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, iron, protein, and calcium.
French toast's daily need coverage for selenium is 36% more.
French toast contains 5 times less vitamin B6 than mcDonald's french fries. McDonald's french fries contain 0.38mg of vitamin B6, while french toast contains 0.074mg.
McDonald's french fries have less sodium.

We used McDONALD'S, french fries and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk types in this article.

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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.

McDonald's french fries

French toast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+117.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+344.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+96.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+32.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+426.3%
Contains more IronIron	+108.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4925%

~equal in Phosphorus ~117mg

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.

McDonald's french fries

French toast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+413.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+767.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.549mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol		116mg	39%
Selenium	0.4µg	20.1µg	36%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.251g		25%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.074mg	24%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.382g		24%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.321mg	22%
Fiber	3.9g		16%
Starch	38.23g		16%
Potassium	596mg	134mg	14%
Vitamin A	0µg	124µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.727g	2.594g	14%
Sodium	189mg	479mg	13%
Vitamin B12		0.31µg	13%
Vitamin K	16µg		13%
Iron	0.8mg	1.67mg	11%
Folate		43µg	11%
Vitamin B3	3.22mg	1.628mg	10%
Protein	3.41g	7.7g	9%
Vitamin E	1.38mg		9%
Calcium	19mg	100mg	8%
Fats	15.47g	10.8g	7%
Choline	39.8mg		7%
Monounsaturated fat	7.379g	4.524g	7%
Vitamin C	5.6mg	0.3mg	6%
Carbs	42.58g	25g	6%
Copper	0.114mg	0.058mg	6%
Calories	323kcal	229kcal	5%
Magnesium	37mg	17mg	5%
Manganese	0.249mg	0.188mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.18mg	0.204mg	2%
Saturated fat	2.271g	2.723g	2%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.67mg	1%
Phosphorus	127mg	117mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.59mg	0.549mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	947kcal	297kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.3	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	38.68g	25g	N/A
Sugar	0.21g		N/A
Trans fat	0.064g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.094mg	0%
Threonine		0.305mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.375mg	0%
Leucine		0.621mg	0%
Lysine		0.413mg	0%
Methionine		0.188mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.389mg	0%
Valine		0.419mg	0%
Histidine		0.179mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.031g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.009g		N/A