Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
potato starch
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and potato starch:
Both beef and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 20% more calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, beef is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to potato starch per calorie. Beef has a macronutrient ratio of 38:0:62 and for potato starch, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Beef | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 38% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 100% |
| Fat | 62% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and beef has less carbohydrates than potato starch - potato starch has 83.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Beef | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.051 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 4.537 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 11 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | ~ |
Beef has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - beef has 275mg 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: Beef (Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled) and Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) .
Cooked Beef g
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5% | Vitamin C | 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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||