Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cornstarch
versus
goji berry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cornstarch and goji berry:
Both cornstarch and goji berry are high in calories. Cornstarch has a little more calories (9%) than goji berry by weight - cornstarch has 381 calories per 100 grams and goji berry has 349 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cornstarch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to goji berry for fat. Cornstarch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for goji berry, 16:84:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cornstarch | Goji Berry | |
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Protein | ~ | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 100% | 84% |
Fat | ~ | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cornstarch and goji berry are high in carbohydrates. Cornstarch has 18% more carbohydrates than goji berry - cornstarch has 91.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and goji berry has 77.1g of carbohydrates.
Goji berry is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 13 times more dietary fiber than cornstarch - cornstarch has 0.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and goji berry has 13g of dietary fiber.
Goji berry is high in sugar and cornstarch has less sugar than goji berry - goji berry has 45.6g of sugar per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of protein and it has 53 times more protein than cornstarch - cornstarch has 0.26g of protein per 100 grams and goji berry has 14.3g of protein.
Both cornstarch and goji berry are low in saturated fat - cornstarch has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and goji berry does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than cornstarch - goji berry has 48.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than cornstarch - goji berry has 8054.7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Goji berry is an excellent source of calcium and it has 94 times more calcium than cornstarch - cornstarch has 2mg of calcium per 100 grams and goji berry has 190mg of calcium.
Goji berry is an excellent source of iron and it has 13 times more iron than cornstarch - cornstarch has 0.47mg of iron per 100 grams and goji berry has 6.8mg of iron.
Cornstarch and goji berry contain similar amounts of potassium - cornstarch has 3mg of potassium per 100 grams and goji berry 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: Cornstarch (Cornstarch) and Goji Berry (Goji berries, dried) .
Cornstarch g
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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% | Vitamin K | 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 | |||