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French fries
Calories & nutrition facts
frozen
Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 247 kcal —
- Protein 4.3 g 9%
- Carbohydrate 42 g 15%
- Fat 6.3 g 8%
- Saturated fat 2 g 10%
- Fibre 1.3 g 5%
- Sugars 0.6 g —
- Sodium 0.95 mg 0%
- Cholesterol 0.59 mg 0%
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin A 0.61 µg 0%
- Vitamin C 4 mg 4%
- Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin E 1.8 mg 12%
- Vitamin K 10.3 µg 9%
- Thiamin (B1) 0.2 mg 17%
- Riboflavin (B2) 0.03 mg 2%
- Niacin (B3) 0.57 mg 4%
- Vitamin B6 0.11 mg 6%
- Folate (B9) 15.4 µg 4%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
Minerals
- Calcium 6.5 mg 0%
- Iron 0.65 mg 4%
- Magnesium 23 mg 5%
- Phosphorus 44.3 mg 4%
- Potassium 476 mg 10%
- Zinc 0.3 mg 3%
- Copper 0.09 mg 10%
- Manganese 0.21 mg 9%
- Selenium 0.61 µg 1%
- Iodine 0.95 µg 1%
Similar foods
- French fries or chipsfrozen, deep-fried258 kcal / 100 g
- Chipspre-fried, frozen, unprepared146 kcal / 100 g
- Potato chipshomemade, fried in corn oil197 kcal / 100 g
- Extruded french fried potatoesfrozen, par fried, unprepared260 kcal / 100 g
- Vegetable chipspre-fried, frozen, unprepared142 kcal / 100 g
- Curly friesfrozen165 kcal / 100 g
- Fried potatofried135 kcal / 100 g
- Cottage-cut french fried potatoesfrozen, par fried, prepared, heated in oven, with salt218 kcal / 100 g
- Potatopurchased frozen, baked114 kcal / 100 g
- Potatoesraw88 kcal / 100 g
Questions about French fries
How do you make homemade French fries crisp in the oven?
Cut potatoes into evenly sized batons, rinse off excess starch and dry them thoroughly; toss with a little oil and spread them out so they do not touch. Roast at 220 °C for about 30–40 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp.
Can you cook frozen French fries in an air fryer?
Yes. Arrange them in a single layer and cook at about 200 °C for 12–18 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through; cook in batches if needed so the hot air can circulate.
How should you store leftover French fries?
Refrigerate them in a covered container within two hours of cooking and eat within three to four days. Reheat in an oven or air fryer until piping hot; a microwave tends to make them soft.
What do French fries go well with?
They are a classic partner for battered fish, burgers and steak, and go well with mayonnaise, ketchup or garlic mayonnaise. In poutine, fries are topped with cheese curds and hot gravy.
Are French fries the same as British chips?
They are closely related, but French fries usually means thinner potato batons, while British chips are generally thicker and softer inside. Both are fried or baked potato pieces, and the names can overlap.
Which has more fibre, French fries or potato chips?
Potato chips have more, with 3.8 g of fibre per 100 g compared with 1.3 g in French fries.
Do French fries contain much vitamin B1?
They provide 0.2 mg of vitamin B1 per 100 g, making it one of the few listed vitamins in French fries that reaches the threshold for being called a source.
Source: Fineli (Finland) 207 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
