Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cashews
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and cashews:
Both cashews and potato starch are high in calories. Cashew has 66% more calories than potato starch - cashew has 553 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to cashews per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for cashews, 13:21:67 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Cashews | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 21% |
| Fat | ~ | 67% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cashews and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 176% more carbohydrates than cashew - cashew has 30.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Cashew is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - cashew has 3.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than cashew - cashew has 5.9g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - cashew has 18.2g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than cashew - cashew has 7.8g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashews and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - cashew has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew has more Vitamin E than potato starch - cashew has 0.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew has more Vitamin K than potato starch - cashew has 34.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Cashews | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.423 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.058 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.062 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.864 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.417 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 25 UG |
Cashew has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - cashew has 37mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - cashew has 6.7mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cashew is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - cashew has 660mg 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 Cashews (Nuts, cashew nuts, raw) .
Potato Starch g
()
|
Daily Values (%) |
Cashews g
()
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCAL % |
|
5% | calories | 5% |
|
KCAL % | |
| G % |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G % |
|
5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
| G % |
|
5% | total fat | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G % |
|
5% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
G % | |
| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
| MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
| MG % |
|
5% | sodium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| 5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
| UG % |
|
5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| IU % |
|
5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
|
IU % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | calcium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | iron | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | magnesium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | potassium | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| G % |
|
5% | protein | 5% |
|
G % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | choline | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | chlorine | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | chromium | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | copper | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | fluoride | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | iodine | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | manganese | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | molybdenum | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| UG % |
|
5% | selenium | 5% |
|
UG % | |
| MG % |
|
5% | zinc | 5% |
|
MG % | |
| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||