Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cornmeal
versus
potato starch
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cornmeal and potato starch:
Both cornmeal and potato starch are high in calories. Cornmeal has 15% more calories than potato starch - cornmeal has 384 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cornmeal is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to potato starch per calorie. Cornmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 10:76:14 and for potato starch, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Cornmeal | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 76% | 100% |
| Fat | 14% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cornmeal and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 14% more carbohydrates than cornmeal - cornmeal has 72.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Cornmeal is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - cornmeal has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than cornmeal - cornmeal has 1.6g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal is a great source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - cornmeal has 9.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than cornmeal - cornmeal has 1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal has more Vitamin E than potato starch - cornmeal has 0.37mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cornmeal has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Cornmeal | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.3 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.093 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 2.47 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.595 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.59 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 34 UG | ~ |
Cornmeal has more calcium than potato starch - cornmeal has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - cornmeal has 3mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - cornmeal has 322mg 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: Cornmeal (Cornmeal, yellow (Navajo)) and Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) .
Cornmeal g
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Daily Values (%) |
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% | 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 | |||