Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
orange juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and orange juice:
Potato starch is high in calories and orange juice has 86% less calories than potato starch - orange juice has 45 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to orange juice per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for orange juice, 6:90:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Orange Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 90% |
| Fat | ~ | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and orange juice has 88% less carbohydrates than potato starch - orange juice has 10.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Orange juice has more dietary fiber than potato starch - orange juice has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than orange juice - orange juice has 8.4g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice has more protein than potato starch - orange juice has 0.7g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both orange juice and potato starch are low in saturated fat - orange juice has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - orange juice has 50mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice has more Vitamin A than potato starch - orange juice has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - orange juice has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - orange juice has 0.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Orange Juice | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.09 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.03 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.4 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.19 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.04 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 30 UG |
Orange juice has more calcium than potato starch - orange juice has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice has more iron than potato starch - orange juice has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Orange juice has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - orange juice has 200mg 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 Orange Juice (Orange juice, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) .
Potato Starch g
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Orange Juice 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% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 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 | |||