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Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are snacks, potato chips, plain, salted and french fries different?

  • Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted has more vitamin E, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin K, manganese, and vitamin B5 than french fries.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for snacks, potato chips, plain, salted is 59% higher.
  • Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted contains 5 times more vitamin C than french fries. While snacks, potato chips, plain, salted contains 21.6mg of vitamin C, french fries contain only 4.7mg.
  • French fries have less sodium.

Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 6.3% 106% 48% 78% 30% 66% 69% 56% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +106.6%
Contains more IronIron +58%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +118%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +177.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.2%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 72% 0% 0% 209% 53% 20% 89% 57% 123% 0% 55% 22%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 16% 0% 0% 33% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +359.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +525.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +97.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~30µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted French fries DV% diff.
Vitamin E 10.45mg 1.67mg 59%
Monounsaturated fat 18.963g 5.969g 32%
Fats 33.98g 14.73g 30%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Vitamin C 21.6mg 4.7mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.282g 5.398g 19%
Potassium 1196mg 579mg 18%
Sodium 527mg 210mg 14%
Copper 0.234mg 0.124mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.531mg 0.372mg 12%
Calories 532kcal 312kcal 11%
Vitamin B3 4.762mg 3.004mg 11%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 11.2µg 9%
Manganese 0.43mg 0.247mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.956mg 0.58mg 8%
Magnesium 63mg 35mg 7%
Protein 6.39g 3.43g 6%
Iron 1.28mg 0.81mg 6%
Zinc 1.09mg 0.5mg 5%
Saturated fat 3.4g 2.336g 5%
Carbs 53.83g 41.44g 4%
Phosphorus 153mg 125mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.213mg 0.17mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.039mg 4%
Choline 12.1mg 36.8mg 4%
Fiber 3.1g 3.8g 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.9µg 3%
Protein per 100 calories 1.2g 1.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 833kcal 910kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 19g 32g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 8 4.9 N/A
Net carbs 50.73g 37.64g N/A
Calcium 21mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0.33g 0.3g N/A
Folate 29µg 30µg 0%
Trans fat 0.084g 0.06g N/A
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 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.34g 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.818g 4.898g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 34% 54% 2% 4%
Protein: 6.39 g
Fats: 33.98 g
Carbs: 53.83 g
Water: 1.86 g
Other: 3.94 g
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.3%
Contains more FatsFats +130.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.9%
Contains more OtherOther +113%
Contains more WaterWater +1972.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 62% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.963 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.282 g
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.336 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.398 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +217.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.3%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169677/nutrients
  2. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.