Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
celery
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and celery:
Potato starch is high in calories and celery has 96% less calories than potato starch - celery has 14 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to celery per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for celery, 17:72:11 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Celery | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 72% |
| Fat | ~ | 11% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and celery has 96% less carbohydrates than potato starch - celery has 3g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Celery has signficantly more dietary fiber than potato starch - celery has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than celery - celery has 1.3g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more protein than potato starch - celery has 0.69g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both celery and potato starch are low in saturated fat - celery has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more Vitamin C than potato starch - celery has 3.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more Vitamin A than potato starch - celery has 22ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - celery has 0.27mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more Vitamin K than potato starch - celery has 29.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Celery | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.021 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.057 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.32 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.246 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.074 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 36 UG |
Celery has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - celery has 40mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery has more iron than potato starch - celery has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Celery is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - celery has 260mg 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 Celery (Celery, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Celery 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 | |||