Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cabbage
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and cabbage:
Potato starch is high in calories and cabbage has 92% less calories than potato starch - cabbage has 25 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to cabbage for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for cabbage, 17:80:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Cabbage | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 80% |
| Fat | ~ | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and cabbage has 93% less carbohydrates than potato starch - cabbage has 5.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Cabbage is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - cabbage has 2.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than cabbage - cabbage has 3.2g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage has more protein than potato starch - cabbage has 1.3g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both cabbage and potato starch are low in saturated fat - cabbage has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - cabbage has 36.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cabbage has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cabbage has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage has signficantly more Vitamin K than potato starch - cabbage has 76ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Cabbage | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.061 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.04 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.234 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.212 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.124 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 43 UG |
Cabbage has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - cabbage has 40mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage has more iron than potato starch - cabbage has 0.47mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cabbage has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - cabbage has 170mg 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 Cabbage (Cabbage, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Cabbage 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% | Vitamins and Minerals | 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 | |||