Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
mung bean
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and mung bean:
Both mung bean and potato starch are high in calories. Mung bean has a little more calories (4%) than potato starch by weight - mung bean has 347 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 similar to mung bean for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for mung bean, 27:70:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Mung Bean | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 70% |
| Fat | ~ | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both mung bean and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 33% more carbohydrates than mung bean - mung bean has 62.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Mung bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - mung bean has 16.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than mung bean - mung bean has 6.6g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - mung bean has 23.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both mung bean and potato starch are low in saturated fat - mung bean has 0.35g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more Vitamin C than potato starch - mung bean has 4.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more Vitamin A than potato starch - mung bean has 6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more Vitamin E than potato starch - mung bean has 0.51mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more Vitamin K than potato starch - mung bean has 9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Mung Bean | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.621 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.233 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 2.251 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.91 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.382 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 625 UG |
Mung bean is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - mung bean has 132mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - mung bean has 6.7mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Mung bean is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - mung bean has 1246mg 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 Mung Bean (Mung beans, mature seeds, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Mung Bean 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 | |||