Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
walnut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and walnut:
Both walnut and potato starch are high in calories. Walnut has 96% more calories than potato starch - walnut has 654 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to walnut per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for walnut, 9:8:84 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Walnut | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 8% |
| Fat | ~ | 84% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and walnut has 84% less carbohydrates than potato starch - walnut has 13.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Walnut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - walnut has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than walnut - walnut has 2.6g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - walnut has 15.2g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than walnut - walnut has 6.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut has more Vitamin C than potato starch - walnut has 1.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - walnut has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut has more Vitamin E than potato starch - walnut has 0.7mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - walnut has 2.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Walnut | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.341 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.15 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.125 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.57 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.537 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 98 UG |
Walnut is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - walnut has 98mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - walnut has 2.9mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Walnut is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - walnut has 441mg 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 Walnut (Nuts, walnuts, english) .
Potato Starch g
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| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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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% | selenium | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||