Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories Beets VS Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt

Weight per 100 calories

• Beets: 233g
• Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt: 62g

Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt have 3.7 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Beets, which is above average in comparison to other foods. Beets having low energy density.

Which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Beets or Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Beets	14%	3%	83%
Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt	6%	28%	66%

Macro Nutrients

	Beets	Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	3.45% 100kcal	3.45% 100kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0.41% 0.4g	3.3% 3.2g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0.2% 0.063g	2.1% 0.67g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0.73% 0.012g	0.7% 0.011g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0.75% 0.13g	1.03% 0.18g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	17% 22.2g	13% 17g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	21.7% 15.7g	0.25% 0.18g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	0% 0g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	% 0.075g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	% 0.11g	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	17% 6.5g	3.76% 1.43g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	6.7% 3.74g	2.8% 1.56g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Beets	Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0.52% 4.65μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	6% 0.072mg	6.3% 0.076mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	7.16% 0.093mg	1.5% 0.019mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	4.85% 0.78mg	8.3% 1.33mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	7.2% 0.36mg	6.1% 0.3mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	12% 0.16mg	8.2% 0.11mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	63.4% 253μg	3.4% 13.7μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	NA	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	12.7% 11.4mg	8.14% 7.33mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0.62% 0.093mg	0.41% 0.062mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0.39% 0.47μg	1.2% 1.43μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Beets	Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	3.72% 37.2mg	0.81% 8.07mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	19.4% 0.17mg	10% 0.09mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	NA	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	23.3% 1.86mg	5.82% 0.47mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	12.7% 53.5mg	4.14% 17.4mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	33.3% 0.77mg	5.9% 0.14mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	13.3% 93mg	8.6% 60.2mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	22.2% 756mg	8.6% 293mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	2.96% 1.63μg	0.11% 0.062μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	12% 181mg	16% 243mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	7.4% 0.81mg	2.26% 0.25mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	5.5% 204g	1.06% 39g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Beets vs Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt:

• Raw Beets have 4.8 times more Vitamin B2, 1.5 times more Vitamin B6, 18.6 times more Vitamin B9 and 1.6 times more Vitamin C than Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt.
• While Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt contain 1.7 times more Vitamin B3 and 3.1 times more Vitamin K than Raw Beets.
• Both Raw Beets and Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt have similar amounts of Vitamin B1 and Vitamin B5 per 100 kcal.
• Both Raw Beets as well as Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin D and Vitamin E in 100 kcal.

Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Beets vs Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt:

• Raw Beets have 4.6 times more Calcium, 1.9 times more Copper, 4 times more Iron, 3.1 times more Magnesium, 5.6 times more Manganese, 1.5 times more Phosphorus, 2.6 times more Potassium, 26.2 times more Selenium, 3.3 times more Zinc and 5.2 times more Water than Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt.
• While Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt contain 1.3 times more Sodium than Raw Beets.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:

• Raw Beets have 1.3 times more Carbohydrate, 87.3 times more Sugars, 4.6 times more Fiber and 2.4 times more Protein than Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt.
• While Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt contain 8.1 times more Fat, 10.7 times more Saturated Fat and 1.4 times more Omega 6 than Raw Beets.
• Both Raw Beets and Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt have similar amounts of Energy per 100 kcal.
• Both Raw Beets as well as Oven-heated Frozen Crinkle or Regular Cut French Fried Potatoes with Salt have insufficient amounts of Omega 3, Cholesterol, Glucose and Sucrose in 100 kcal.