Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
jicama
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and jicama:
Potato starch is high in calories and jicama has 89% less calories than potato starch - jicama has 38 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 jicama for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for jicama, 8:90:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Jicama | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 90% |
| Fat | ~ | 2% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and jicama has 89% less carbohydrates than potato starch - jicama has 8.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Jicama is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - jicama has 4.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than jicama - jicama has 1.8g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama has more protein than potato starch - jicama has 0.72g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both jicama and potato starch are low in saturated fat - jicama has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - jicama has 20.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - jicama has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama has more Vitamin E than potato starch - jicama has 0.46mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - jicama has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Jicama | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.02 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.2 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.135 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.042 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 12 UG |
Jicama has more calcium than potato starch - jicama has 12mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama has more iron than potato starch - jicama has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Jicama has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - jicama has 150mg 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 Jicama (Yambean (jicama), raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Jicama 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% | magnesium | 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 | |||