Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cornstarch
versus
peach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cornstarch and peach:
Cornstarch is high in calories and peach has 89% less calories than cornstarch - cornstarch has 381 calories per 100 grams and peach has 42 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cornstarch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to peach per calorie. Cornstarch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for peach, 8:87:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cornstarch | Peach | |
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Protein | ~ | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 100% | 87% |
Fat | ~ | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cornstarch is high in carbohydrates and peach has 89% less carbohydrates than cornstarch - cornstarch has 91.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and peach has 10.1g of carbohydrates.
Peach has 67% more dietary fiber than cornstarch - cornstarch has 0.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and peach has 1.5g of dietary fiber.
Cornstarch and peach contain similar amounts of protein - cornstarch has 0.26g of protein per 100 grams and peach has 0.91g of protein.
Both cornstarch and peach are low in saturated fat - cornstarch has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has more Vitamin C than cornstarch - peach has 4.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has more Vitamin A than cornstarch - peach has 24ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Peach and cornstarch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - peach has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cornstarch does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Cornstarch | Peach | |
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Thiamin | ~ | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | ~ | 0.031 MG |
Niacin | ~ | 0.806 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.153 MG |
Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.025 MG |
Folate | ~ | 6 UG |
Cornstarch and peach contain similar amounts of calcium - cornstarch has 2mg of calcium per 100 grams and peach has 4mg of calcium.
Cornstarch and peach contain similar amounts of iron - cornstarch has 0.47mg of iron per 100 grams and peach has 0.34mg of iron.
Peach has 39 times more potassium than cornstarch - cornstarch has 3mg of potassium per 100 grams and peach has 122mg of potassium.
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: Cornstarch (Cornstarch) and Peach (Peaches, yellow, raw) .
Cornstarch g
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Peach 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 | |||