Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cauliflower
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and cauliflower:
Potato starch is high in calories and cauliflower has 92% less calories than potato starch - cauliflower has 25 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to cauliflower per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for cauliflower, 26:66:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Cauliflower | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 66% |
| Fat | ~ | 8% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and cauliflower has 94% less carbohydrates than potato starch - cauliflower has 5g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Cauliflower has signficantly more dietary fiber than potato starch - cauliflower has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than cauliflower - cauliflower has 1.9g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cauliflower has more protein than potato starch - cauliflower has 1.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both cauliflower and potato starch are low in saturated fat - cauliflower has 0.13g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cauliflower is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - cauliflower has 48.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cauliflower and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cauliflower has 0.08mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cauliflower has more Vitamin K than potato starch - cauliflower has 15.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cauliflower has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Cauliflower | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.05 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.06 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.507 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.667 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.184 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 57 UG |
Cauliflower has more calcium than potato starch - cauliflower has 22mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cauliflower has more iron than potato starch - cauliflower has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cauliflower is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - cauliflower has 299mg 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 Cauliflower (Cauliflower, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Cauliflower 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 | |||