French fries
14as eaten · per 100 g: 289 kcal · 3.5 g protein · 3.9 g fiber
engineered against fullness. A concentrated fat/sugar/salt combination that overrides fullness.
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
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Why this score
Protein5% of calories
26/100
Low energy density289 kcal per 100 g
36/100
Fiber13 g per 1000 kcal
31/100
Hyper-palatabilityengineered fat · sugar · salt pattern
−60%
The first three bars are sub-scores (0–100 per lever) that build the score; the values under each label are the measured quantities that drive them. Hyper-palatability works the other way — it cuts the built score by the shown percentage (up to −80%). Full math here.
The numbers
| Energy | 289 kcal |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Fat | 14.0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 37.2 g |
| …of which sugars | 0.3 g |
| Fiber | 3.9 g |
| Sodium | 357 mg |
Per 100 g. Source: usda-survey-fndds #2709462 — listed by USDA as “Potato, french fries, restaurant”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. How the score works.