Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
papaya
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and papaya:
Potato starch is high in calories and papaya has 87% less calories than potato starch - papaya has 43 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 papaya per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for papaya, 4:90:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Papaya | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 90% |
| Fat | ~ | 6% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and papaya has 87% less carbohydrates than potato starch - papaya has 10.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Papaya has signficantly more dietary fiber than potato starch - papaya has 1.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than papaya - papaya has 7.8g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya has more protein than potato starch - papaya has 0.47g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both papaya and potato starch are low in saturated fat - papaya has 0.08g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - papaya has 60.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya has more Vitamin A than potato starch - papaya has 47ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - papaya has 0.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - papaya has 2.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Papaya | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.023 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.027 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.357 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.191 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.038 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 37 UG |
Papaya has more calcium than potato starch - papaya has 20mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya has more iron than potato starch - papaya has 0.25mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Papaya has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - papaya has 182mg 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Potato Starch or Papaya .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) and Papaya (Papayas, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Papaya 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% | 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% | 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% | 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 | |||