Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
semisweet chocolate
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and semisweet chocolate:
Both semisweet chocolate and potato starch are high in calories. Semisweet chocolate has 55% more calories than potato starch - semisweet chocolate has 517 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to semisweet chocolate for protein. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for semisweet chocolate, 3:51:46 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Semisweet Chocolate | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 51% |
| Fat | ~ | 46% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both semisweet chocolate and potato starch are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 26% more carbohydrates than semisweet chocolate - semisweet chocolate has 66g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Semisweet chocolate is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - semisweet chocolate has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Semisweet chocolate is high in sugar and potato starch has less sugar than semisweet chocolate - semisweet chocolate has 53.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Semisweet chocolate has more protein than potato starch - semisweet chocolate has 4.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Semisweet chocolate is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than semisweet chocolate - semisweet chocolate has 15.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both semisweet chocolate and potato starch are low in trans fat - semisweet chocolate has 0.04g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both semisweet chocolate and potato starch are low in cholesterol - semisweet chocolate has 3mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Semisweet chocolate has more Vitamin A than potato starch - semisweet chocolate has 22.2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Semisweet chocolate has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - semisweet chocolate has 34mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Semisweet chocolate is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - semisweet chocolate has 2.9mg of iron 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 Semisweet Chocolate (Baking chocolate, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Semisweet Chocolate Mini Baking Bits) .
Potato Starch g
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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% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 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% | 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 | |||