Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cooked
quinoa
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and quinoa:
Both quinoa and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 178% more calories than quinoa - quinoa has 120 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to quinoa per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for quinoa, 15:71:15 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Quinoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 71% |
| Fat | ~ | 15% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and quinoa has 74% less carbohydrates than potato starch - quinoa has 21.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Quinoa is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - quinoa has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - quinoa has 0.87g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more protein than potato starch - quinoa has 4.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both quinoa and potato starch are low in saturated fat - quinoa has 0.23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - quinoa has 1.5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more Vitamin E than potato starch - quinoa has 0.63mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Quinoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.107 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.11 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.412 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.123 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 42 UG |
Quinoa has more calcium than potato starch - quinoa has 17mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has signficantly more iron than potato starch - quinoa has 1.5mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quinoa has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - quinoa has 172mg 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 Quinoa (Quinoa, cooked) .
Potato Starch g
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Cooked Quinoa 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 | |||