Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
garlic
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and garlic:
Both garlic and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 123% more calories than garlic - garlic has 149 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to garlic for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for garlic, 16:82:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Garlic | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 82% |
| Fat | ~ | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both garlic and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 152% more carbohydrates than garlic - garlic has 33.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Garlic is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - garlic has 2.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - garlic has 1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic has signficantly more protein than potato starch - garlic has 6.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both garlic and potato starch are low in saturated fat - garlic has 0.09g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - garlic has 31.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - garlic has 2.7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - garlic has 0.08mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - garlic has 1.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Garlic | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.2 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.11 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.7 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.596 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 1.235 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 3 UG |
Garlic is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - garlic has 181mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic has signficantly more iron than potato starch - garlic has 1.7mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Garlic is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - garlic has 401mg 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 Garlic (Garlic, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Garlic 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% | 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 | |||