Group · Starchy foods
Potato wedges
Potato wedges are spiced, part-cooked pieces of potato, sold frozen or served in fast-food restaurants. The skin is kept on and the coating carries the seasoning.
In terms of nutrition facts: 175 kcal per 100 g, with 25.3 g of carbohydrate, 5.8 g of fat and 3.4 g of fibre. They provide 550 mg of potassium, 84 mg of phosphorus and 24.3 µg of vitamin B9 per 100 g, and contain 0.76 g of salt.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 175 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 734 kJ |
| Protein | 3,3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 25,3 g |
| Fat | 5,8 g |
| Fibre | 3,4 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Potassium550 mg28 %
- Omega-6 LA2,61 g26 %
- Copper0,13 mg13 %
- Vitamin B924,3 µg12 %
- Phosphorus84 mg12 %
- Vitamin E1,39 mg12 %
- Vitamin B60,14 mg10 %
- Vitamin B50,6 mg10 %
See the other 10 nutrients
- Vitamin B10,09 mg8 %
- Manganese0,13 mg7 %
- Magnesium24 mg6 %
- Iron0,7 mg5 %
- Zinc0,43 mg4 %
- Omega-3 ALA0,08 g4 %
- Vitamin K12,08 µg3 %
- Calcium17 mg2 %
- Vitamin A12 µg2 %
- Vitamin C1,08 mg1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
They are lower in fat than chips. 5.8 g of fat per 100 g: their thick shape gives the oil less surface than a thin stick. This is a real advantage, as long as you bake them.
3.4 g of fibre, thanks to the skin. That is twice a peeled potato. Keeping the skin really does change things.
In the oven, never in the deep fryer. That is the whole point: part-cooked, they only need twenty minutes at 220 °C. Put through a bath of oil, they double their fat content.
550 mg of potassium: a very good score. The potato is one of the main sources of potassium in the French diet, because people eat so much of it.
0.76 g of salt: that is the seasoning, not the potato. A 150 g portion provides 1.1 g of salt. Never add salt to shop-bought wedges. See salt.