Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
orange
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and orange:
Potato starch is high in calories and orange has 86% less calories than potato starch - orange has 46 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to orange per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for orange, 6:91:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Orange | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 91% |
| Fat | ~ | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and orange has 86% less carbohydrates than potato starch - orange has 11.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Orange is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - orange has 2.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than orange - orange has 9.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange has more protein than potato starch - orange has 0.7g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both orange and potato starch are low in saturated fat - orange has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - orange has 45mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange has more Vitamin A than potato starch - orange has 11ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - orange has 0.18mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Orange | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.1 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.04 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.4 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.25 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.051 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 17 UG |
Orange is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - orange has 43mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange and potato starch contain similar amounts of iron - orange has 0.09mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - orange has 169mg 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 Orange (Oranges, raw, Florida) .
Potato Starch g
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Orange 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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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% | 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% | 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% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 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 | |||