Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
green bean
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and green bean:
Potato starch is high in calories and green bean has 91% less calories than potato starch - green bean has 31 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to green bean per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for green bean, 20:76:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Green Bean | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 76% |
| Fat | ~ | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and green bean has 92% less carbohydrates than potato starch - green bean has 7g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Green bean is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - green bean has 2.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than green bean - green bean has 3.3g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more protein than potato starch - green bean has 1.8g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both green bean and potato starch are low in saturated fat - green bean has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - green bean has 12.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more Vitamin A than potato starch - green bean has 35ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more Vitamin E than potato starch - green bean has 0.41mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more Vitamin K than potato starch - green bean has 43ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Green Bean | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.082 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.104 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.734 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.225 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.141 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 33 UG |
Green bean has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - green bean has 37mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean has more iron than potato starch - green bean has 1mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Green bean is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - green bean has 211mg 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 Green Bean (Beans, snap, green, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Green Bean 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% | 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 | |||