Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
fries
versus
nongshim shin ramen
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in fries and nongshim shin ramen:
Both fries and nongshim shin ramen are high in calories. Nongshim shin raman has 34% more calories than fry - fry has 312 calories per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman has 417 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, fries is lighter in protein, lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to nongshim shin ramen per calorie. Fries has a macronutrient ratio of 4:53:43 and for nongshim shin ramen, 8:64:29 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Fries | Nongshim Shin Ramen | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 4% | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 53% | 64% |
| Fat | 43% | 29% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both fries and nongshim shin ramen are high in carbohydrates. Nongshim shin raman has 61% more carbohydrates than fry - fry has 41.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman has 66.7g of carbohydrates.
Both fries and nongshim shin ramen are high in dietary fiber. Fry has 15% more dietary fiber than nongshim shin raman - fry has 3.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman has 3.3g of dietary fiber.
Fries and nongshim shin ramen contain similar amounts of sugar - fry has 0.3g of sugar per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman has 3.3g of sugar.
Nongshim shin raman is a great source of protein and it has 143% more protein than fry - fry has 3.4g of protein per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman has 8.3g of protein.
Nongshim shin raman is high in saturated fat and fry has 65% less saturated fat than nongshim shin raman - fry has 2.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman has 6.7g of saturated fat.
Both fries and nongshim shin ramen are low in trans fat - fry has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin C than nongshim shin raman - fry has 4.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin E than nongshim shin raman - fry has 1.7mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin K than nongshim shin raman - fry has 11.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Fries | Nongshim Shin Ramen | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.17 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.039 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 3.004 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.58 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.372 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 30 UG | ~ |
Fry has more calcium than nongshim shin raman - fry has 18mg of calcium per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman does not contain significant amounts.
Nongshim shin raman is a great source of iron and it has 270% more iron than fry - fry has 0.81mg of iron per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman has 3mg of iron.
Fry is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than nongshim shin raman - fry has 579mg of potassium per 100 grams and nongshim shin raman does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Fries (Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil) and Nongshim Shin Ramen (NONGSHIM, SHIN RAMYUN, NOODLE SOUP) .
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||