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
Serving size:
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one nachos (16g)handful (28g)cup (129g)half cup (64.5g)
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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.

Fries vs Nachos 100g Compare

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 µg 0.01 µg
Vitaminium C 4.7 mg 1.1 mg
Vitaminium E 1.67 mg 4.08 mg
Vitaminium K 0.011 µg 0.019 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
Fries (French fries) calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup

Nachos 100g

343kcal

Calories source

  • 40% CARBS
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 55% FAT
Nachos calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | handfull | cup | half cup

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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.