Potato Chips vs French Fries: Which is Worse?

If you’re going to have a cheat meal on the keto diet, which one is better to have—potato chips or french fries?

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Heat breaks down starch, and it releases the sugar. A raw potato has zero effect on your blood sugar. But, when you start heating it, that’s when things start to go downhill. 

On the glycemic index, below 55 is low, and above 70 is high.

• Fried potatoes or french fries are at 75 on the glycemic index.
• Potato chips are at 54 on the glycemic index. 

Potato chips are better than french fries when you look at the glycemic index, but what about other factors. 

Potato chips:
• Oil Trans fat/GMO
• Sugar 
• Chemicals 

French fries are often consumed with ketchup or meat, which can cause the glycemic index to be higher than 75, which can cause additional problems. 

French fries are usually consumed with a meal. Potato chips are usually consumed as a snack, which adds a spike in insulin. 

Having a potato chip at the end of a meal instead of a snack would be a better choice, especially if it was cooked in olive oil or avocado oil.

Potato chips versus french fries, which one is better: Overall, potato chips are better to have than french fries. 

However, when starches like potato chips and french fries are cooked above 250 degrees Fahrenheit, it creates a chemical called acrylamide. Acrylamide may cause cancer.

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, 56 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

[Mikekramercomedy]

I stopped eating potatoes and rice (all rice) and I no longer need to take naps during the day...the carbs were knocking me out.

[theyjustwantyourmoney]

Our ancestors didn't have a choice on food, they only had real food, but we have supermarkets full of added sugar processed food

[MeditationalState]

From a British perspective this has boggled my mind. Gonna grab a bag of crisps to think this over.

[babybree]

I am so addicted to this man's videos..I can sit there and banged watch about 15 videos a day. And it teaches me so much. I am a medical assistant, I was never thought anything he said! I am happy I fell on his videos. Literally life changing.

[manoman]

Basically, stay away from (heavily) processed foods.

[AM-tzsy]

Dr Eric is an amazingly educated person, wish there was more content like this.

[bayview]

You're the man Dr. Berg. Stay safe, the machine hates competition.

[drewholloway]

Fries are amazing, but I feel like crap the next day and my workouts suck

[keithlebeau]

Haven’t had potato of any kind for 8 months, thank you for reminding why. I’m down 60 pounds since starting Keto / Carnivore.

[jimm]

If you refer to any GOOD cookbook, you'll find instructions for making French Fries. First the baking potatoes are cut (approx 3/8" to 1/2" thick). Soaking them in cold water for a while, then drying them off with a tea towel. Keeping covered (so they don't brown from the oxidation of the air) heat lard to 365 degrees F. Place some of them into this and cook for 4-5 minutes. Remove and let drain. Just before serving, you drop them back into hotter grease (about 385 degrees F) and cook for another 2-3 minutes. The results are amazing and well worth the time - tons better than potato chips for sure. Maybe not Keto but once a month, there's nothing like them!

[gogaqazi]

You are doing a great service Dr. Berg by summarizing the research papers and presenting in a simple way.
Thank You. 🙂

[metalheadlass]

I used to be addicted to potato chips but since I incorporated more butter and protein into my diet, I’ve stopped craving them. Never thought I could resist them.

[MoGains]

I totally eliminated potatoes from my diet. I’m getting too many great results from healthy Keto and Omad. Nice upload Dr Berg 👍🏼👊🏼👊🏼🇹🇹

[billgateskilledmyuncle]

This blew my mind because chips are so thin in actual potato material that I figured they would have much more harmful grease, whereas a french fry is a thicker piece of potato. I'm also surprised that the effect on blood sugar is different, I figured it would be the same.

[gunnell]

Great video - people need to be aware of things like these... Thanks for another educating video!

[jumemowery]

Always interesting and informative. Thanks Doctor!

[blacklightning]

Eating a bag of chips/crisps while watching this.

[slamfreepoetry]

"Bet you Can't eat just one" - "food scientists"

[Tmrfe]

Dr. Berg, thank you. Making my meals manageable is a great asset to my daily consumption. I’ve been able to manage it so much better thank you.

[mubinalakhani]

Please do a video on different types of flour like coconut flour, almond flour, seasme flour and then chickpea flour, their glycemic index and their impact on ketogenic diet