Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
bean sprouts
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and bean sprouts:
Potato starch is high in calories and bean sprout has 91% less calories than potato starch - bean sprout has 30 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to bean sprouts per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for bean sprouts, 33:63:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Bean Sprouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 63% |
| Fat | ~ | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and bean sprout has 93% less carbohydrates than potato starch - bean sprout has 5.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Bean sprout has signficantly more dietary fiber than potato starch - bean sprout has 1.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than bean sprout - bean sprout has 4.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprout has more protein than potato starch - bean sprout has 3g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both bean sprouts and potato starch are low in saturated fat - bean sprout has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprout is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - bean sprout has 13.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprouts and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - bean sprout has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprouts and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - bean sprout has 0.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprout has more Vitamin K than potato starch - bean sprout has 33ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprout has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Bean Sprouts | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.084 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.124 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.749 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.38 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.088 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 61 UG |
Bean sprout has more calcium than potato starch - bean sprout has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprout has more iron than potato starch - bean sprout has 0.91mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Bean sprout has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - bean sprout has 149mg 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 Bean Sprouts (Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw) .
Potato Starch 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% | 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 | |||