Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
fries
versus
strawberries
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in fries and strawberries:
Fry is high in calories and strawberry has 90% less calories than fry - strawberry has 32 calories per 100 grams and fry has 312 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, fries is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to strawberries per calorie. Fries has a macronutrient ratio of 4:53:43 and for strawberries, 8:85:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Fries | Strawberries | |
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Protein | 4% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 53% | 85% |
Fat | 43% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Fry is high in carbohydrates and strawberry has 81% less carbohydrates than fry - strawberry has 7.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and fry has 41.4g of carbohydrates.
Fry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 90% more dietary fiber than strawberry - strawberry has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and fry has 3.8g of dietary fiber.
Fry has 15.3 times less sugar than strawberry - strawberry has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and fry has 0.3g of sugar.
Fry has 412% more protein than strawberry - strawberry has 0.67g of protein per 100 grams and fry has 3.4g of protein.
Strawberry has 154.7 times less saturated fat than fry - strawberry has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fry has 2.3g of saturated fat.
Both fries and strawberries are low in trans fat - fry has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and strawberry does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 11 times more Vitamin C than fry - strawberry has 58.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and fry has 4.7mg of Vitamin C.
Strawberries and fries contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - strawberry has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and fry does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberries and fries contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - strawberry has 0.29mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fry has 1.7mg of Vitamin E.
Strawberries and fries contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - strawberry has 2.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and fry has 11.2ug of Vitamin K.
Fry has more thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both fries and strawberries contain significant amounts of riboflavin and folate.
Fries | Strawberries | |
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Thiamin | 0.17 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.039 MG | 0.022 MG |
Niacin | 3.004 MG | 0.386 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.58 MG | 0.125 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.372 MG | 0.047 MG |
Folate | 30 UG | 24 UG |
Strawberries and fries contain similar amounts of calcium - strawberry has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and fry has 18mg of calcium.
Fry has 98% more iron than strawberry - strawberry has 0.41mg of iron per 100 grams and fry has 0.81mg of iron.
Fry is an excellent source of potassium and it has 278% more potassium than strawberry - strawberry has 153mg of potassium per 100 grams and fry has 579mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both fries and strawberries contain significant amounts of lutein + zeaxanthin.
Fries | Strawberries | |
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lutein + zeaxanthin | 27 UG | 26 UG |
beta-carotene | ~ | 7 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, fry has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than strawberry per 100 grams.
Fries | Strawberries | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.436 G | 0.065 G |
Total | 0.436 G | 0.065 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, fry has more linoleic acid than strawberry per 100 grams.
Fries | Strawberries | |
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other omega 6 | 0.029 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 4.948 G | 0.09 G |
Total | 4.977 G | 0.09 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Fries or Strawberries .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Fries (Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil) and Strawberries (Strawberries, raw) .
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