French fry test names healthiest, worst brands

French fry test names healthiest, worst brands
Tags: Burger/Steak/BBQ, Chicken, Food & Beverage
April 1, 2009

WebMD: French fries are by nature pretty high in calories and fat. But there's a big difference in how much calories, fat, and "bad fats" (saturated and trans) are found in a serving, based on where they're purchased.

WebMD's 'Recipe Doctor' compared calories, fat grams, "bad fat" grams, percentage of calories from fat, and sodium levels for the "small" or "regular" serving of french fries at 14 major fast-food chains. The serving sizes for these fries ranged from 75 grams to 125 grams.

Sonic's regular french fries (75 g) were rated the heathlist fries and scored among the lowest in the areas of calories, fat, percentage of calories from fat and sodium.

McDonald's small fries (71 g) were the runner up.

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