Fries (French Fries) vs Nachos: Nutrition Comparison

Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?

Marcin Piotrowicz, healthy lifestyle promoter

Fries (French fries) - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nachos vs Fries: Nutrition Comparison

per 100g	Fries (French fries)	Nachos
Calories	312	343
Carbohydrates	41.44 g	34.91 g
Fat	14.73 g	21.5 g
Dietary fiber	3.8 g	3.2 g
Protein	3.43 g	4.32 g
Water	38.55 g	37.4 g
Calcium	18 mg	63 mg
Iron	0.81 mg	0.75 mg
Magnessium	35 mg	42 mg
Phosphorus	11.2 mg	19.3 mg
Potassium	579 mg	362 mg
Sodium	210 mg	313 mg
Zink	11.2 mg	19.3 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.17 mg	0.123 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.039 mg	0.133 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	3.004 mg	0.63 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.372 mg	0.215 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.03 mg	0.01 mg
Vitaminium C	4.7 mg	1.1 mg
Vitaminium E	1.67 mg	4.08 mg
Vitaminium K	0.011 mg	0.019 mg

Less Calories in Fries

At first glance, you can see that in fries is less calories than in nachos.

Fries has 312 kcal per 100g and nachos 343 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 10%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in fries cames from carbs and in nachos from fat.

See tables below to compare fries with nachos in details.

Fries And Nachos Nutrition Difference

Calories:
nachos - 10% more than fries
Carbohydrates:
fries - 19% more than nachos
Fat:
nachos - 46% more than fries
Dietary fiber:
fries - 19% more than nachos
Protein:
nachos - 26% more than fries
Water:
fries - 3% more than nachos

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Less protein in fries

It is aslo easy to see see that in fries is less protein than in nachos.

There is 4.32g per 100g of nachos and 3.43g per 100g of fries so using simple math we can see that difference is about 26%.

More carbohydrates in fries

In fries is more carbohydrates than in nachos.

There is 34.91g/100g of carbohydrates in nachos and 41.44g/100g in fries so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 19%.

Less fat in fries

In fries is less fats than in nachos.

The tables above show us that there is 21.5g/100g of fats in nachos and 14.73g/100g in fries. In this case difference is about 46%.