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

Per 100 g, Potato chips has 536 kcal and Fries (French fries) has 312 kcal, so Fries (French fries) has 42% fewer calories.

Potato chips has more protein (7 g vs 3.43 g). Potato chips has more fiber (4.8 g vs 3.8 g). Potato chips has more fat (34.6 g vs 14.7 g).

Potato chips - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Potato chips - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato Chips
Serving size:
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handful (25g)1 chips (2g)cup (168g)half cup (84g)cup crashed (58g)
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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
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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.

Potato Chips vs Fries 100g Compare

per 100gPotato chipsFries (French fries)
Calories536 312
Carbohydrates52.9 g41.44 g
Fat34.6 g14.73 g
Dietary fiber4.8 g3.8 g
Protein7 g3.43 g
Water1.9 g38.55 g
Calcium24 mg18 mg
Iron1.63 mg0.81 mg
Magnessium67 mg35 mg
Phosphorus22.1 mg11.2 mg
Potassium1275 mg579 mg
Sodium8 mg210 mg
Zink22.1 mg11.2 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.167 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.197 mg0.039 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)3.827 mg3.004 mg
Vitaminium B60.66 mg0.372 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.045 µg0.03 µg
Vitaminium C31.1 mg4.7 mg
Vitaminium E9.11 mg1.67 mg
Vitaminium K0.022 µg0.011 µg

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 100g

536kcal

Calories source

  • 38% CARBS.
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 57% FAT
Potato chips calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | 1 chips | cup | half cup | cup crashed

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

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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.