Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
edamame
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and edamame:
Both edamame and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 175% more calories than edamame - edamame has 121 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 much lighter in fat compared to edamame per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for edamame, 37:27:36 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Edamame | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 27% |
| Fat | ~ | 36% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and edamame has 89% less carbohydrates than potato starch - edamame has 8.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Edamame is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - edamame has 5.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than edamame - edamame has 2.2g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame is a great source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - edamame has 11.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both edamame and potato starch are low in saturated fat - edamame has 0.62g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both edamame and potato starch are low in trans fat - edamame has 0.01g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame has more Vitamin C than potato starch - edamame has 6.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame has more Vitamin A than potato starch - edamame has 15ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame has more Vitamin E than potato starch - edamame has 0.68mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame has more Vitamin K than potato starch - edamame has 26.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Edamame | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.2 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.155 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.915 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.395 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.1 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 311 UG |
Edamame is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - edamame has 63mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - edamame has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Edamame is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - edamame has 436mg 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 Edamame (Edamame, frozen, prepared) .
Potato Starch g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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 E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||