Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cooked
chickpeas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and chickpeas:
Both chickpeas and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 103% more calories than chickpea - chickpea has 164 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 chickpeas per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for chickpeas, 21:65:14 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Chickpeas | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 65% |
| Fat | ~ | 14% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and chickpea has 67% less carbohydrates than potato starch - chickpea has 27.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Chickpea is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - chickpea has 7.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than chickpea - chickpea has 4.8g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpea is a great source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - chickpea has 8.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both chickpeas and potato starch are low in saturated fat - chickpea has 0.27g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpea has more Vitamin C than potato starch - chickpea has 1.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpeas and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - chickpea has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpeas and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chickpea has 0.35mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpeas and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chickpea has 4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpea has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Chickpeas | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.116 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.063 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.526 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.286 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.139 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 172 UG |
Chickpea is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - chickpea has 49mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpea is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - chickpea has 2.9mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chickpea is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - chickpea has 291mg 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 Chickpeas (Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||