Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cooked
lentils
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and lentils:
Both lentils and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 187% more calories than lentil - lentil has 116 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 similar to lentils for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for lentils, 30:67:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Lentils | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 67% |
| Fat | ~ | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and lentil has 76% less carbohydrates than potato starch - lentil has 20.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Lentil is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - lentil has 7.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than lentil - lentil has 1.8g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentil is a great source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - lentil has 9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both lentils and potato starch are low in saturated fat - lentil has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentil has more Vitamin C than potato starch - lentil has 1.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentils and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - lentil has 2.4ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentils and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lentil has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentils and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - lentil has 1.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentil has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Lentils | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.169 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.073 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.06 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.638 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.178 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 181 UG |
Lentil has more calcium than potato starch - lentil has 19mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentil is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - lentil has 3.3mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lentil is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - lentil has 369mg 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 Lentils (Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt) .
Potato Starch g
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Cooked Lentils g
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | 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% | 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% | 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 | |||