Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
peanut butter
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and peanut butter:
Both peanut butter and potato starch are high in calories. Peanut butter has 77% more calories than potato starch - peanut butter has 589 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to peanut butter per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for peanut butter, 15:14:71 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Peanut Butter | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 14% |
| Fat | ~ | 71% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and peanut butter has 74% less carbohydrates than potato starch - peanut butter has 21.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Peanut butter is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - peanut butter has 8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than peanut butter - peanut butter has 8.4g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - peanut butter has 24.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than peanut butter - peanut butter has 7.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter has signficantly more Vitamin E than potato starch - peanut butter has 6.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - peanut butter has 0.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Peanut Butter | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.106 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.111 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 13.696 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.118 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.418 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 92 UG |
Peanut butter is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - peanut butter has 45mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter has signficantly more iron than potato starch - peanut butter has 1.9mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut butter is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - peanut butter has 745mg 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 Peanut Butter (Peanut butter, chunk style, with salt) .
Potato Starch 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 | |||