Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
carrots
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and carrots:
Potato starch is high in calories and carrot has 88% less calories than potato starch - carrot has 41 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to carrots per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for carrots, 9:87:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 87% |
| Fat | ~ | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and carrot has 89% less carbohydrates than potato starch - carrot has 9.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Carrot is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - carrot has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than carrot - carrot has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more protein than potato starch - carrot has 0.93g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both carrots and potato starch are low in saturated fat - carrot has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin C than potato starch - carrot has 5.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than potato starch - carrot has 835ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin E than potato starch - carrot has 0.66mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more Vitamin K than potato starch - carrot has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Carrots | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.066 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.058 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.983 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.273 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.138 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 19 UG |
Carrot has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - carrot has 33mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot has more iron than potato starch - carrot has 0.3mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Carrot is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - carrot has 320mg 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 Carrots (Carrots, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Daily Values (%) |
Carrots 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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| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
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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% | sodium | 5% |
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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% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 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 | |||