Fries (French fries) vs Popcorn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Fries (French fries) has 312 kcal and Popcorn has 387 kcal, so Fries (French fries) has 19% fewer calories.

Popcorn has more protein (12.9 g vs 3.43 g). Popcorn has more fiber (14.5 g vs 3.8 g). Fries (French fries) has more fat (14.7 g vs 4.54 g). Relative to calories, Popcorn is the better protein source (3.34 g vs 1.1 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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

Nutrition Facts

Fries
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Popcorn
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handful (4g)glass (9g)cup (8g)half cup (4g)
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Fries vs Popcorn 100g Compare


per 100g Fries (French fries) Popcorn
Calories 312 387
Carbohydrates 41.44 g 77.78 g
Fat 14.73 g 4.54 g
Dietary fiber 3.8 g 14.5 g
Protein 3.43 g 12.94 g
Water 38.55 g 3.32 g
Calcium 18 mg 7 mg
Iron 0.81 mg 3.19 mg
Magnessium 35 mg 144 mg
Phosphorus 11.2 mg 1.2 mg
Potassium 579 mg 329 mg
Sodium 210 mg 8 mg
Zink 11.2 mg 1.2 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.17 mg 0.104 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.039 mg 0.083 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 3.004 mg 2.308 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.372 mg 0.157 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.03 µg 0.031 µg
Vitaminium E 1.67 mg 0.29 mg
Vitaminium K 0.011 µg 0.001 µg

Less Calories in Fries

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

Fries has 312 kcal per 100g and popcorn 387 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 24%.

In fries and in popcorn most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare fries with popcorn in details.

Fries (French fries) 100g

312kcal

Calories source

  • 53% CARBS.
  • 4% PROTEIN
  • 42% FAT

Popcorn 100g

387kcal

Calories source

  • 77% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 10% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.