Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
rice milk
versus
potato starch
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in rice milk and potato starch:
Potato starch is high in calories and rice milk has 86% less calories than potato starch - rice milk has 47 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, rice milk is much lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to potato starch for protein. Rice milk has a macronutrient ratio of 3:79:19 and for potato starch, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Rice Milk | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 3% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 79% | 100% |
| Fat | 19% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and rice milk has 89% less carbohydrates than potato starch - rice milk has 9.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Rice milk has more dietary fiber than potato starch - rice milk has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than rice milk - rice milk has 5.3g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of protein - rice milk has 0.28g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk has more Vitamin A than potato starch - rice milk has 63ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk has more Vitamin D than potato starch - rice milk has 42iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk has more Vitamin E than potato starch - rice milk has 0.47mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - rice milk has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Rice Milk | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.027 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.142 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.39 MG | ~ |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.146 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.039 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 2 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.63 UG | ~ |
Rice milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - rice milk has 118mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk has more iron than potato starch - rice milk has 0.2mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Rice milk has more potassium than potato starch - rice milk has 27mg 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: Rice Milk (Beverages, rice milk, unsweetened) and Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) .
Rice Milk g
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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 | |||