Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
fries
versus
quarter pounder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in fries and quarter pounder:
Both quarter pounder and fries are high in calories. Fry has 28% more calories than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 244 calories per 100 grams and fry has 312 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, fries is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to quarter pounder for fat. Fries has a macronutrient ratio of 4:53:43 and for quarter pounder, 23:36:42 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
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Protein | 4% | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 53% | 36% |
Fat | 43% | 42% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Fry is high in carbohydrates and quarter pounder has 47% less carbohydrates than fry - quarter pounder has 22.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and fry has 41.4g of carbohydrates.
Fry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 138% more dietary fiber than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and fry has 3.8g of dietary fiber.
Fry has 16.1 times less sugar than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 5.1g of sugar per 100 grams and fry has 0.3g of sugar.
Quarter pounder is an excellent source of protein and it has 311% more protein than fry - quarter pounder has 14.1g of protein per 100 grams and fry has 3.4g of protein.
Fry has 42% less saturated fat than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fry has 2.3g of saturated fat.
Both fries and quarter pounder are low in trans fat - fry has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and quarter pounder does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has less cholesterol than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 39mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fry does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has 422% more Vitamin C than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and fry has 4.7mg of Vitamin C.
Quarter pounder has more Vitamin A than fry - quarter pounder has 16.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and fry does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin E than quarter pounder - fry has 1.7mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and quarter pounder does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin K than quarter pounder - fry has 11.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and quarter pounder does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder has more riboflavin and Vitamin B12, however, fry contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both fries and quarter pounder contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin and folate.
Fries | Quarter Pounder | |
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Thiamin | 0.17 MG | 0.183 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.039 MG | 0.344 MG |
Niacin | 3.004 MG | 4.452 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.58 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.372 MG | ~ |
Folate | 30 UG | 56 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.28 UG |
Quarter pounder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 367% more calcium than fry - quarter pounder has 84mg of calcium per 100 grams and fry has 18mg of calcium.
Quarter pounder is a great source of iron and it has 198% more iron than fry - quarter pounder has 2.4mg of iron per 100 grams and fry has 0.81mg of iron.
Both quarter pounder and fries are high in potassium. Fry has 155% more potassium than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 227mg of potassium per 100 grams and fry has 579mg of potassium.
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).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Fries (Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil) and Quarter Pounder (McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER) .
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