Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
beets
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and beets:
Potato starch is high in calories and beet has 87% less calories than potato starch - beet has 43 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to beets for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for beets, 14:83:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Beets | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 83% |
| Fat | ~ | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and beet has 89% less carbohydrates than potato starch - beet has 9.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Beet is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - beet has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than beet - beet has 6.8g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beet has more protein than potato starch - beet has 1.6g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both beets and potato starch are low in saturated fat - beet has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beet has more Vitamin C than potato starch - beet has 4.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beets and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beet has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beets and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beet has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beets and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beet has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beet has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Beets | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.031 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.04 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.334 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.155 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.067 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 109 UG |
Beet has more calcium than potato starch - beet has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beet has more iron than potato starch - beet has 0.8mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beet is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - beet has 325mg of potassium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) and Beets (Beets, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||