Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
egg
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and egg:
Both egg and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 133% more calories than egg - egg has 143 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 egg per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for egg, 36:2:62 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 2% |
| Fat | ~ | 62% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and egg has 99% less carbohydrates than potato starch - egg has 0.72g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Egg and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - egg has 0.37g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - egg has 12.6g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than egg - egg has 3.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both egg and potato starch are low in trans fat - egg has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is high in cholesterol and potato starch has less cholesterol than egg - egg has 372mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than potato starch - egg has 160ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg is a great source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than potato starch - egg has 82iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more Vitamin E than potato starch - egg has 1.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - egg has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Egg | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.04 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.457 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.075 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.533 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.17 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 47 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.89 UG |
Egg is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - egg has 56mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has signficantly more iron than potato starch - egg has 1.8mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg has more potassium than potato starch - egg has 138mg of potassium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) and Egg (Egg, whole, raw, fresh) .
Potato Starch g
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Egg g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 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% | fluoride | 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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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||