How much does frying change the calories of potatoes?
Boiled potato is 86 calories per 100 grams; deep-fried it rises to 289-312 calories, about three and a half times as much. Almost all of the increase comes from absorbed oil.
Boiled potato carries 86 calories per 100 grams; when the same amount of potato is deep-fried the value rises to between 289 and 312 calories, that is about three and a half times as much. Almost all of the increase comes from absorbed oil: while boiled potato holds 0.1 grams of fat per 100 grams, in the fried form it passes 14 grams.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 170440 100 g (Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt) — 1 orta boy = 167 g, küçük = 125 g, büyük = 300 g accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 170698 100 g (Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil) — küçük porsiyon 71 g, orta 117 g, büyük 154 g accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 169836 100 g (Restaurant, family style, french fries) — 1 servis = 170 g accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.7, s. 268 1 standart porsiyon patates = ½ orta boy / ½ kupa doğranmış / 90 g (dipnot 2) accessed: 2026-08-22
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