Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
lima beans
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and lima beans:
Both lima beans and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 195% more calories than lima bean - lima bean has 113 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 lighter in fat compared to lima beans per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for lima beans, 24:70:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Lima Beans | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 70% |
| Fat | ~ | 7% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and lima bean has 76% less carbohydrates than potato starch - lima bean has 20.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Lima bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - lima bean has 4.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than lima bean - lima bean has 1.5g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean has signficantly more protein than potato starch - lima bean has 6.8g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both lima beans and potato starch are low in saturated fat - lima bean has 0.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - lima bean has 23.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean has more Vitamin A than potato starch - lima bean has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima beans and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lima bean has 0.32mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean has more Vitamin K than potato starch - lima bean has 5.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Lima Beans | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.217 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.103 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.474 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.247 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.204 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 34 UG |
Lima bean has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - lima bean has 34mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - lima bean has 3.1mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lima bean is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - lima bean has 467mg 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 Lima Beans (Lima beans, immature seeds, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Lima Beans 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% | 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 | |||