Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
peas
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and peas:
Potato starch is high in calories and pea has 76% less calories than potato starch - pea has 81 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 peas per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for peas, 26:70:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 70% |
| Fat | ~ | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and pea has 83% less carbohydrates than potato starch - pea has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Pea is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - pea has 5.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than pea - pea has 5.7g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has more protein than potato starch - pea has 5.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both peas and potato starch are low in saturated fat - pea has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pea is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - pea has 40mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has more Vitamin A than potato starch - pea has 38ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peas and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pea has 0.13mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has more Vitamin K than potato starch - pea has 24.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Peas | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.266 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.132 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 2.09 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.104 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.169 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 65 UG |
Pea has more calcium than potato starch - pea has 25mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pea has signficantly more iron than potato starch - pea has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pea is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - pea has 244mg 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 Peas (Peas, green, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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5% | carbohydrates | 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% | chromium | 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 | |||