How many carbs are in french fries?
French fries contains 27 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, of which 0.3 g is sugars, plus 3.2 g of fibre. Portion (245 g) gives 67 g of carbohydrate.
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67 g carbs · 631 kcal
At a glance
- Carbs / 100 g
- 27 g
- Portion (245 g)
- 67 g
- Fibre / 100 g
- 3.2 g
- kcal / 100 g
- 257
- FPU / 100 g
- 1.4
Carbohydrate per portion
| Portion | Weight | Carbs | Fibre | kcal | FPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small portion | 120 g | 33 g | 3.9 g | 309 | 1.7 |
| Portion | 245 g | 67 g | 7.9 g | 631 | 3.4 |
| Large portion | 320 g | 88 g | 10 g | 824 | 4.5 |
| 100 g | 100 g | 27 g | 3.2 g | 257 | 1.4 |
The slow rise (fat-protein units)
Portion of french fries (245 g) carries 34 g of fat and 9.3 g of protein, which is 3.4 fat-protein units. That is enough for a slow rise of about 5 hours after the carbohydrate’s own peak. Counted the way the app counts it, at 10 g of carbohydrate per unit, the whole glucose load of the portion is about 101 g.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 257 kcal |
| Fat | 13.9 g |
| of which saturates | 3.4 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 27.4 g |
| of which sugars | 0.3 g |
| Fibre | 3.2 g |
| Protein | 3.8 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Source: Frida – Fødevaredata, DTU Fødevareinstituttet, FCDB v6.1 - May 2026. Frida entry: “French fries, deepfried, fast food” (Other composite foods). Fetched 2026-09-22. Frida’s carbohydrate figure is available carbohydrate, which already excludes fibre.
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