Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
russet potato
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and russet potato:
Potato starch is high in calories and russet potato has 76% less calories than potato starch - russet potato has 79 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to russet potato for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for russet potato, 11:89:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Russet Potato | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 89% |
| Fat | ~ | 1% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and russet potato has 78% less carbohydrates than potato starch - russet potato has 18.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Russet potato has more dietary fiber than potato starch - russet potato has 1.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - russet potato has 0.62g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato has more protein than potato starch - russet potato has 2.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both russet potato and potato starch are low in saturated fat - russet potato has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato has more Vitamin C than potato starch - russet potato has 5.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - russet potato has 0.3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - russet potato has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - russet potato has 1.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Russet Potato | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.082 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.033 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.035 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.301 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.345 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 14 UG |
Russet potato has more calcium than potato starch - russet potato has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato has more iron than potato starch - russet potato has 0.86mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - russet potato has 417mg 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 Russet Potato (Potatoes, russet, flesh and skin, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) .
Potato Starch g
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Russet Potato 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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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% | 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 | |||