Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
eggplant
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and eggplant:
Potato starch is high in calories and eggplant has 92% less calories than potato starch - eggplant has 25 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to eggplant per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for eggplant, 14:80:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Eggplant | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 80% |
| Fat | ~ | 6% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and eggplant has 93% less carbohydrates than potato starch - eggplant has 5.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Eggplant is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - eggplant has 3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than eggplant - eggplant has 3.5g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant has more protein than potato starch - eggplant has 0.98g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both eggplant and potato starch are low in saturated fat - eggplant has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant has more Vitamin C than potato starch - eggplant has 2.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - eggplant has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - eggplant has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - eggplant has 3.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Eggplant | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.039 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.037 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.649 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.281 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.084 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 22 UG |
Eggplant has more calcium than potato starch - eggplant has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant has more iron than potato starch - eggplant has 0.23mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Eggplant is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - eggplant has 229mg of potassium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Potato Starch or Eggplant .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) and Eggplant (Eggplant, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Eggplant 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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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% | 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% | 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 | |||