Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
okra
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and okra:
Potato starch is high in calories and okra has 90% less calories than potato starch - okra has 33 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 okra per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for okra, 19:76:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Okra | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 76% |
| Fat | ~ | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and okra has 91% less carbohydrates than potato starch - okra has 7.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Okra is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - okra has 3.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than okra - okra has 1.5g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra has more protein than potato starch - okra has 1.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both okra and potato starch are low in saturated fat - okra has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - okra has 23mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra has more Vitamin A than potato starch - okra has 36ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - okra has 0.27mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra has more Vitamin K than potato starch - okra has 31.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Okra | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.2 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.06 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.245 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.215 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 60 UG |
Okra is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - okra has 82mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra has more iron than potato starch - okra has 0.62mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Okra is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - okra has 299mg 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 Okra (Okra, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Okra 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 | |||