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
chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and chicken:
Both chicken and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 76% more calories than chicken - chicken has 189 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 chicken per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for chicken, 49:0:51 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 49% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | ~ |
| Fat | ~ | 51% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and chicken has less carbohydrates than potato starch - potato starch has 83.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - chicken has 23.3g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than chicken - chicken has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both chicken and potato starch are low in trans fat - chicken has 0.09g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has signficantly less cholesterol than chicken - chicken has 107mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has more Vitamin E than potato starch - chicken has 0.39mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken has 2.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.121 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.302 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 7.107 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.327 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.538 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 2 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.51 UG |
Chicken has more calcium than potato starch - chicken has 8mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken has more iron than potato starch - chicken has 0.93mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - chicken has 677mg 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 Chicken (Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned) .
Potato Starch g
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Daily Values (%) |
Cooked Chicken 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% | 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 | |||