Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cornstarch
versus
sweet potatoes
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cornstarch and sweet potatoes:
Cornstarch is high in calories and sweet potato has 77% less calories than cornstarch - sweet potato has 86 calories per 100 grams and cornstarch has 381 calories.
Cornstarch | Sweet Potatoes | |
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Protein | ~ | 7% |
Carbohydrates | 99% | 92% |
Fat | ~ | 1% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cornstarch is high in carbohydrates and sweet potato has 78% less carbohydrates than cornstarch - sweet potato has 20.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and cornstarch has 91.3g of carbohydrates.
Sweet potato is a great source of dietary fiber and it has 233% more dietary fiber than cornstarch - sweet potato has 3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cornstarch has 0.9g of dietary fiber.
Cornstarch has less sugar than sweet potato - sweet potato has 4.2g of sugar per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Sweet potatoes and cornstarch contain similar amounts of protein - sweet potato has 1.6g of protein per 100 grams and cornstarch has 0.26g of protein.
Both sweet potatoes and cornstarch are low in saturated fat - sweet potato has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cornstarch has 0.01g of saturated fat.
Sweet potato has more Vitamin C than cornstarch - sweet potato has 2.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Sweet potato is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than cornstarch - sweet potato has 709ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Sweet potatoes and cornstarch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - sweet potato has 0.26mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Sweet potatoes and cornstarch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - sweet potato has 1.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Sweet potato has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Cornstarch | Sweet Potatoes | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.078 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.061 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.557 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.8 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.209 MG |
Folate | ~ | 11 UG |
Sweet potato has 14 times more calcium than cornstarch - sweet potato has 30mg of calcium per 100 grams and cornstarch has 2mg of calcium.
Sweet potatoes and cornstarch contain similar amounts of iron - sweet potato has 0.61mg of iron per 100 grams and cornstarch has 0.47mg of iron.
Sweet potato is an excellent source of potassium and it has 111 times more potassium than cornstarch - sweet potato has 337mg of potassium per 100 grams and cornstarch has 3mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both cornstarch and sweet potatoes contain small amounts of linoleic acid.
Cornstarch | Sweet Potatoes | |
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linoleic acid | 0.025 G | 0.013 G |
Total | 0.025 G | 0.013 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Cornstarch (Cornstarch) and Sweet Potatoes (Sweet potato, raw, unprepared) .
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||