Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
chicken leg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and chicken leg:
Both chicken leg and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 56% more calories than chicken leg - chicken leg has 214 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 leg per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for chicken leg, 31:0:69 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | ~ |
| Fat | ~ | 69% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and chicken leg has 100% less carbohydrates than potato starch - chicken leg has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - chicken leg has 16.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both chicken leg and potato starch are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more Vitamin A than potato starch - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Chicken Leg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.073 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.141 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 4.733 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.994 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.318 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.56 UG |
Chicken leg has more calcium than potato starch - chicken leg has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more iron than potato starch - chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - chicken leg has 203mg 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 Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin C | 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% | 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% | 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 | |||