Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
fries
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and fries:
Both fries and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has a little more calories (7%) than fry by weight - fry has 312 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to fries per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for fries, 4:53:43 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Fries | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 53% |
| Fat | ~ | 43% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both fries and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 101% more carbohydrates than fry - fry has 41.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Fry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - fry has 3.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fries and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - fry has 0.3g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more protein than potato starch - fry has 3.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than fry - fry has 2.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both fries and potato starch are low in trans fat - fry has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin C than potato starch - fry has 4.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin E than potato starch - fry has 1.7mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more Vitamin K than potato starch - fry has 11.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Fries | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.17 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.039 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 3.004 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.58 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.372 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 30 UG |
Fry has more calcium than potato starch - fry has 18mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fry has more iron than potato starch - fry has 0.81mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Fry is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - fry has 579mg 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 Fries (Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil) .
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% | 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 | |||