Fries (French Fries) vs Breadsticks: The Healthier Choice

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

Marcin Piotrowicz, healthy lifestyle promoter

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

Breadsticks vs Fries: Nutrition Comparison

per 100g	Fries (French fries)	Breadsticks
Calories	312	412
Carbohydrates	41.44 g	68.4 g
Fat	14.73 g	9.5 g
Dietary fiber	3.8 g	3 g
Protein	3.43 g	12 g
Water	38.55 g	6.1 g
Calcium	18 mg	22 mg
Iron	0.81 mg	4.28 mg
Magnessium	35 mg	32 mg
Phosphorus	11.2 mg	2.2 mg
Potassium	579 mg	124 mg
Sodium	210 mg	713 mg
Zink	11.2 mg	2.2 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.17 mg	0.589 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.039 mg	0.553 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	3.004 mg	5.281 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.372 mg	0.073 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.03 mg	0.255 mg
Vitaminium E	1.67 mg	1.01 mg
Vitaminium K	0.011 mg	0.002 mg

Less Calories in Fries

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

Fries has 312 kcal per 100g and breadsticks 412 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 32%.

In fries and in breadsticks most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare fries with breadsticks in details.

Fries And Breadsticks Nutrition Difference

Calories:
breadsticks - 32% more than fries
Carbohydrates:
breadsticks - 65% more than fries
Fat:
fries - 55% more than breadsticks
Dietary fiber:
fries - 27% more than breadsticks
Protein:
breadsticks - 250% more than fries
Water:
fries - 532% more than breadsticks

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Less protein in fries

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

There is 12g per 100g of breadsticks and 3.43g per 100g of fries so using simple math we can see that difference is about 250%.

Less carbohydrates in fries

In fries is less carbohydrates than in breadsticks.

There is 68.4g/100g of carbohydrates in breadsticks and 41.44g/100g in fries so let me do the math for you again - difference is about 65%.

More fat in fries

In fries is more fats than in breadsticks.

The tables above show us that there is 9.5g/100g of fats in breadsticks and 14.73g/100g in fries. In this case difference is about 55%.