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This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of french fries, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of french fries. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • French fries: nutritional value & information

French fries: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 49% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 5% comes from proteins
  • The 45% comes from fat

French fries: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 282
% DV
Total Fat 14g 22 %
   Saturated Fat 2.5g 12 %
Sodium 44mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrate 35g 12 %
   Dietary Fiber 3.5g 14 %
   Sugar 0.9g
Proteins 3.4g 7 %
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 3 %
Calcium 1 % Iron 4 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

French fries: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate15.00 mcg
Niacin2.717 mg14 %
Pantothenic acid0.610 mg6 %
Riboflavin0.048 mg3 %
Thiamin0.120 mg8 %
Vitamin B60.220 mg11 %
Vitamin C1.6 mg3 %
Vitamin E0.98 mg3 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.98 mg
    Tocopherol, beta0.09 mg
    Tocopherol, delta2.18 mg
    Tocopherol, gamma5.97 mg
    Tocotrienol, alpha0.04 mg
    Tocotrienol, delta0.01 mg
    Tocotrienol, gamma0.06 mg
Vitamin K28.8 mcg36 %

French fries: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins3.41 g7 %
  Alanine0.111 g
  Arginine0.182 g
  Aspartic acid0.747 g
  Cystine0.030 g
  Glutamic acid0.505 g
  Glycine0.101 g
  Histidine0.050 g
  Isoleucine0.121 g9 %
  Leucine0.192 g7 %
  Lysine0.141 g7 %
  Methionine0.040 g4 %
  Phenylalanine0.151 g9 %
  Proline0.111 g
  Serine0.131 g
  Threonine0.111 g11 %
  Tryptophan0.050 g18 %
  Tyrosine0.091 g5 %
  Valine0.303 g17 %

French fries: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca14.00 mg1 %
Copper, Cu0.111 mg6 %
Iron, Fe0.72 mg4 %
Magnesium, Mg27.00 mg7 %
Manganese, Mn0.179 mg9 %
Phosphorus, P115.00 mg12 %
Potassium, K492.00 mg10 %
Selenium, Se0.4 mcg1 %
Sodium, Na44.00 mg2 %
Zinc, Zn0.46 mg3 %

French fries: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat14.13 g22 %
  Saturated fatty acids2.534 g13 %
    Decanoic acid0.011 g
    Docosanoic acid0.040 g
    Dodecanoic acid0.014 g
    Eicosanoic acid0.049 g
    Heptadecanoic acid0.016 g
    Hexadecanoic acid1.554 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.795 g
    Octanoic acid0.009 g
    Pentadecanoic acid0.005 g
    Tetracosanoic acid0.017 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.025 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids3.408 g
    Cis-hexadecenoic acid0.021 g
    Cis-octadecenoic acid3.270 g
    Docosenoic acid0.008 g
    Docosenoic cis acid0.004 g
    Docosenoic trans acid0.004 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.059 g
    Heptadecenoic acid0.009 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.021 g
    Octadecenoic acid3.312 g
    Trans-octadecenoic acid0.042 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids6.548 g
    Cis,cis,cis-octadecatrienoic n-3 acid0.758 g
    Cis,cis,cis-octadecatrienoic n-6 acid0.047 g
    Cis,cis-eicosadienoic n-6 acid0.005 g
    Cis,cis-octadecadienoic n-6 acid5.631 g
    Eicosatetraenoic acid0.007 g
    Octadecadienoic CLAs acid0.019 g
    Octadecadienoic acid5.731 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.805 g
    Trans-octadecadienoic acid0.081 g
  Fatty acids, total trans0.128 g
    Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic0.047 g
    Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic0.081 g

French fries: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate35.20 g12 %
Fiber3.5 g14 %
Sugars0.85 g
  Fructose0.26 g
  Glucose (dextrose)0.41 g
  Starch32.50 g
  Sucrose0.18 g

French fries: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Beta-sitosterol27.00 mg
Campesterol11.00 mg
Stigmasterol8.00 mg

French fries: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.20 g
Water46.05 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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