French Fries: Nutrition Facts & Calorie Breakdown

French fries are the perfect side to a burger or hot dog. While french fries add substance to a meal, they have nutritional positives and negatives that should be considered.

Serving

• The USDA defines a serving as 10 frozen french fries that have been baked in an oven, with no added salt. This guide also looks at various fast food french fry servings for comparison.

Calories

• One serving of 10 oven-baked fries has 127 calories. One medium-size order of fries at McDonald's has 370 calories, while a medium order at Wendy's has 453.

Fat

• Oven baked fries have only four g of fat per serving. A medium order of fries from McDonald's and Wendy's have 19 g and 23 g of fat, respectively.

Dietary Fiber

• French fries are a good source of dietary fiber. One serving of oven-baked fries has eight percent of your daily amount of dietary fiber. A medium-size order of fries from McDonald's or Wendy's have 21 percent of your daily amount.

Vitamin C and Potassium

• Oven baked french fries are a good source of both vitamin C and potassium. One serving has 16 percent of your daily recommended amount of vitamin C and 10 percent of the recommended amount of potassium.