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


Per 100 g, Fries (French fries) has 312 kcal and Nachos has 343 kcal, so Fries (French fries) has 9% fewer calories.

Nachos has more fat (21.5 g vs 14.7 g).

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

Nutrition Facts

Fries
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one fries (6g)cup (96g)half cup (48g)
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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.
Nachos
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one nachos (16g)handful (28g)cup (129g)half cup (64.5g)
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Fries vs Nachos 100g Compare


per 100gFries (French fries)Nachos
Calories312 343
Carbohydrates41.44 g34.91 g
Fat14.73 g21.5 g
Dietary fiber3.8 g3.2 g
Protein3.43 g4.32 g
Water38.55 g37.4 g
Calcium18 mg63 mg
Iron0.81 mg0.75 mg
Magnessium35 mg42 mg
Phosphorus11.2 mg19.3 mg
Potassium579 mg362 mg
Sodium210 mg313 mg
Zink11.2 mg19.3 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.17 mg0.123 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.039 mg0.133 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)3.004 mg0.63 mg
Vitaminium B60.372 mg0.215 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.03 µg0.01 µg
Vitaminium C4.7 mg1.1 mg
Vitaminium E1.67 mg4.08 mg
Vitaminium K0.011 µg0.019 µg

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 comes from carbs and in nachos from fat.

See tables below to compare fries with nachos in details.

Fries (French fries) 100g

312kcal

Calories source

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

Nachos 100g

343kcal

Calories source

  • 40% CARBS
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 55% 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.