Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
mushroom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and mushroom:
Potato starch is high in calories and mushroom has 93% less calories than potato starch - potato starch has 333 calories per 100 grams and mushroom has 22 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to mushroom per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for mushroom, 44:47:9 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Mushroom | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 44% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 47% |
| Fat | ~ | 9% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and mushroom has 96% less carbohydrates than potato starch - potato starch has 83.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and mushroom has 3.3g of carbohydrates.
Mushroom has more dietary fiber than potato starch - mushroom has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than mushroom - mushroom has 2g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more protein than potato starch - mushroom has 3.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both mushroom and potato starch are low in saturated fat - mushroom has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more Vitamin C than potato starch - mushroom has 2.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more Vitamin D than potato starch - mushroom has 7iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - mushroom has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Mushroom | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.081 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.402 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 3.607 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.497 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.104 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 17 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.04 UG |
Mushroom has more calcium than potato starch - mushroom has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom has more iron than potato starch - mushroom has 0.5mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mushroom is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - mushroom has 318mg 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 Mushroom (Mushrooms, white, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 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 | |||