Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
chocolate hazelnut spread
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and chocolate hazelnut spread:
Both chocolate hazelnut spread and potato starch are high in calories. Chocolate hazelnut spread has 62% more calories than potato starch - chocolate hazelnut spread has 539 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 chocolate hazelnut spread per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for chocolate hazelnut spread, 4:46:50 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 46% |
| Fat | ~ | 50% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both chocolate hazelnut spread and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 34% more carbohydrates than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 62.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in sugar and potato starch has less sugar than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 54.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has more protein than potato starch - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than chocolate hazelnut spread - chocolate hazelnut spread has 28.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - chocolate hazelnut spread has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has signficantly more Vitamin E than potato starch - chocolate hazelnut spread has 5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chocolate hazelnut spread has 1.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Chocolate Hazelnut Spread | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.085 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.17 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.427 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.357 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.082 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 14 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.27 UG |
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - chocolate hazelnut spread has 108mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - chocolate hazelnut spread has 4.4mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chocolate hazelnut spread is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - chocolate hazelnut spread has 407mg 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 Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread) .
Potato Starch 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% | 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% | 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 | |||