Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy milk
versus
potato starch
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy milk and potato starch:
Potato starch is high in calories and soy milk has 87% less calories than potato starch - soy milk has 43 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soy milk is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to potato starch per calorie. Soy milk has a macronutrient ratio of 24:45:31 and for potato starch, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Soy Milk | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 24% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 45% | 100% |
| Fat | 31% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and soy milk has 94% less carbohydrates than potato starch - soy milk has 4.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Soy milk has more dietary fiber than potato starch - soy milk has 0.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than soy milk - soy milk has 3.7g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more protein than potato starch - soy milk has 2.6g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both soy milk and potato starch are low in saturated fat - soy milk has 0.21g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more Vitamin A than potato starch - soy milk has 55ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more Vitamin D than potato starch - soy milk has 3.7iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - soy milk has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - soy milk has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Soy Milk | Potato Starch | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.029 MG | ~ |
| Riboflavin | 0.184 MG | ~ |
| Niacin | 0.425 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.031 MG | ~ |
| Folate | 9 UG | ~ |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.85 UG | ~ |
Soy milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - soy milk has 123mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more iron than potato starch - soy milk has 0.42mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Soy milk has more potassium than potato starch - soy milk has 122mg 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).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Soy Milk or Potato Starch .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Soy Milk (Soy milk, fortified) and Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) .
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Potato Starch g
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| G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| 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% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 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% | manganese | 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 | |||