Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
kidney beans
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and kidney beans:
Both kidney beans and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 175% more calories than kidney bean - kidney bean has 121 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to kidney beans per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for kidney beans, 26:67:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Kidney Beans | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 67% |
| Fat | ~ | 7% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and kidney bean has 75% less carbohydrates than potato starch - kidney bean has 20.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Kidney bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - kidney bean has 6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Kidney bean is a great source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - kidney bean has 8.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both kidney beans and potato starch are low in saturated fat - kidney bean has 0.33g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Kidney beans and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - kidney bean has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Kidney beans and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - kidney bean has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Kidney bean has more Vitamin K than potato starch - kidney bean has 5.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Kidney bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Kidney Beans | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.06 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.015 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.417 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.113 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 23 UG |
Kidney bean is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - kidney bean has 58mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Kidney bean has signficantly more iron than potato starch - kidney bean has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Kidney bean is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - kidney bean has 250mg of potassium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) and Kidney Beans (Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water) .
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||