Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
dates
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and dates:
Both dates and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 20% more calories than date - date has 277 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is similar to dates for protein, carbs and fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for dates, 2:98:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 98% |
| Fat | ~ | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both dates and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 11% more carbohydrates than date - date has 75g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Date is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - date has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Date is high in sugar and potato starch has less sugar than date - date has 66.5g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Date has more protein than potato starch - date has 1.8g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Date has more Vitamin A than potato starch - date has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Dates and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - date has 2.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Date has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.05 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.06 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.61 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.805 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.249 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 15 UG |
Date is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - date has 64mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Date has more iron than potato starch - date has 0.9mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Date is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - date has 696mg 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 Dates (Dates, medjool) .
Potato Starch g
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Dates 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% | Vitamins and Minerals | 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 | |||