Potato Chips vs Fries (French Fries): All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
More Calories in Potato chips
At first glance, you can see that in potato chips is much more calories than in fries.
Potato chips has 536 kcal per 100g and fries 312 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 72%.
In potato chips and in fries most calories came from fat.
See tables below to compare potato chips with fries in details.
Potato chips And Fries Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
potato chips - 72% more than fries - Carbohydrates:
potato chips - 28% more than fries - Fat:
potato chips - 135% more than fries - Dietary fiber:
potato chips - 26% more than fries - Protein:
potato chips - 104% more than fries - Water:
fries - 1929% more than potato chips
Fries vs Potato chips: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Potato chips | Fries (French fries) |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 536 | 312 |
| Carbohydrates | 52.9 g | 41.44 g |
| Fat | 34.6 g | 14.73 g |
| Dietary fiber | 4.8 g | 3.8 g |
| Protein | 7 g | 3.43 g |
| Water | 1.9 g | 38.55 g |
| Calcium | 24 mg | 18 mg |
| Iron | 1.63 mg | 0.81 mg |
| Magnessium | 67 mg | 35 mg |
| Phosphorus | 22.1 mg | 11.2 mg |
| Potassium | 1275 mg | 579 mg |
| Sodium | 8 mg | 210 mg |
| Zink | 22.1 mg | 11.2 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.167 mg | 0.17 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.197 mg | 0.039 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 3.827 mg | 3.004 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.66 mg | 0.372 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.045 mg | 0.03 mg |
| Vitaminium C | 31.1 mg | 4.7 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 9.11 mg | 1.67 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.022 mg | 0.011 mg |
More protein in potato chips
It is aslo easy to see see that in potato chips is more protein than in fries.
There is 3.43g per 100g of fries and 7g per 100g of potato chips so using simple math we can see that difference is about 104%.
More carbohydrates in potato chips
In potato chips is more carbohydrates than in fries.
There is 41.44g/100g of carbohydrates in fries and 52.9g/100g in potato chips so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 28%.
More fat in potato chips
In potato chips is more fats than in fries.
The tables above show us that there is 14.73g/100g of fats in fries and 34.6g/100g in potato chips. In this case difference is about 135%.
Potato chips
536kcal- Calories536
- Carbohydrates52.9 g
- Fat34.6 g
- Dietary fiber4.8 g
- Protein7 g
- Water1.9 g
100g | ounce | handfull | 1 chips | cup | half cup | cup crashed
Calories source
- 38% CARBS.
- 5% PROTEIN
- 57% FAT
Fries (French fries)
312kcal- Calories312
- Carbohydrates41.44 g
- Fat14.73 g
- Dietary fiber3.8 g
- Protein3.43 g
- Water38.55 g
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 53% CARBS
- 4% PROTEIN
- 42% FAT
Vitamins: fries vs potato chips
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
fries - 2% more than potato chips - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
potato chips - 405% more than fries - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
potato chips - 27% more than fries - Vitaminium B6:
potato chips - 77% more than fries - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
potato chips - 50% more than fries - Vitaminium C:
potato chips - 562% more than fries - Vitaminium E:
potato chips - 446% more than fries - Vitaminium K:
potato chips - 100% more than fries
Minerals: potato chips vs fries
- Calcium:
potato chips - 33% more than fries - Iron:
potato chips - 101% more than fries - Magnessium:
potato chips - 91% more than fries - Phosphorus:
potato chips - 97% more than fries - Potassium:
potato chips - 120% more than fries - Sodium:
fries - 2525% more than potato chips - Zink:
potato chips - 97% more than fries
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Marcin Piotrowicz
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Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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