Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
quarter pounder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and quarter pounder:
Both quarter pounder and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 36% more calories than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 244 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to quarter pounder per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for quarter pounder, 23:36:42 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Quarter Pounder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 36% |
| Fat | ~ | 42% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and quarter pounder has 73% less carbohydrates than potato starch - quarter pounder has 22.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Quarter pounder has signficantly more dietary fiber than potato starch - quarter pounder has 1.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 5.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - quarter pounder has 14.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has signficantly less saturated fat than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less cholesterol than quarter pounder - quarter pounder has 39mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder has more Vitamin C than potato starch - quarter pounder has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder has more Vitamin A than potato starch - quarter pounder has 16.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Quarter Pounder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.183 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.344 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 4.452 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 56 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.28 UG |
Quarter pounder is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - quarter pounder has 84mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - quarter pounder has 2.4mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Quarter pounder is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - quarter pounder has 227mg 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 Quarter Pounder (McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER) .
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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% | molybdenum | 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 | |||