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

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Summary of differences between potato sticks and french fries

French fries have less vitamin E, vitamin C, fats, copper, potassium, iron, selenium, and vitamin B3 than potato sticks.
Potato sticks cover your daily need for vitamin E 50% more than french fries.
Potato sticks have 10 times more vitamin C than french fries. While potato sticks have 47.3mg of vitamin C, french fries have only 4.7mg.
French fries have less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Snacks, potato sticks and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil.

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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.

Potato sticks

French fries

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+113.6%
Contains more IronIron	+180.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+154%
Contains more ZincZinc	+98%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+800%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-66.8%

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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.

Potato sticks

French fries

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+906.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+197.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+97.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	17.9g	5.398g	83%
Vitamin E	9.11mg	1.67mg	50%
Vitamin C	47.3mg	4.7mg	47%
Fats	34.4g	14.73g	30%
Saturated fat	8.88g	2.336g	30%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		4.898g	29%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.407g	25%
Copper	0.315mg	0.124mg	21%
Potassium	1237mg	579mg	19%
Iron	2.27mg	0.81mg	18%
Sodium	633mg	210mg	18%
Selenium	8.1µg	0.9µg	13%
Calories	522kcal	312kcal	11%
Vitamin B3	4.785mg	3.004mg	11%
Vitamin K	22.1µg	11.2µg	9%
Manganese	0.423mg	0.247mg	8%
Protein	6.7g	3.43g	7%
Magnesium	64mg	35mg	7%
Phosphorus	172mg	125mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.096mg	0.17mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.039mg	6%
Carbs	53.3g	41.44g	4%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.5mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.58mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.372mg	4%
Folate	40µg	30µg	3%
Fiber	3.4g	3.8g	2%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	1.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	779kcal	910kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	4.9	N/A
Net carbs	49.9g	37.64g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	0.22g	0.3g	N/A
Trans fat		0.06g	N/A
Choline	34.9mg	36.8mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	6.16g	5.969g	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