Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cooked
boiled egg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and boiled egg:
Both boiled egg and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 115% more calories than boiled egg - boiled egg has 155 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 much lighter in fat compared to boiled egg per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for boiled egg, 34:3:64 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Boiled Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 3% |
| Fat | ~ | 64% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and boiled egg has 99% less carbohydrates than potato starch - boiled egg has 1.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Potato starch has less sugar than boiled egg - boiled egg has 1.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - boiled egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than boiled egg - boiled egg has 3.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is high in cholesterol and potato starch has less cholesterol than boiled egg - boiled egg has 373mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than potato starch - boiled egg has 149ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than potato starch - boiled egg has 87iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg has more Vitamin E than potato starch - boiled egg has 1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - boiled egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Boiled Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.066 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.513 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.064 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.398 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.121 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 44 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.11 UG |
Boiled egg is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - boiled egg has 50mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg has more iron than potato starch - boiled egg has 1.2mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Boiled egg has more potassium than potato starch - boiled egg has 126mg 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 Boiled Egg (Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled) .
Potato Starch g
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Cooked Boiled Egg 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 | |||