Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
spinach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and spinach:
Potato starch is high in calories and spinach has 93% less calories than potato starch - spinach has 23 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
| Potato Starch | Spinach | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 49% |
| Fat | ~ | 10% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and spinach has 96% less carbohydrates than potato starch - spinach has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Spinach is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - spinach has 2.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - spinach has 0.42g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach has more protein than potato starch - spinach has 2.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both spinach and potato starch are low in saturated fat - spinach has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - spinach has 28.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than potato starch - spinach has 469ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach has more Vitamin E than potato starch - spinach has 2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach is an excellent source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than potato starch - spinach has 482.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Spinach | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.078 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.189 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.724 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.065 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.195 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 194 UG |
Spinach is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - spinach has 99mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - spinach has 2.7mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Spinach is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - spinach has 558mg 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 Spinach (Spinach, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Daily Values (%) |
Spinach g
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| KCAL % |
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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| G % |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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| G | 5% | sugar | 5% | G | |||
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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| G % |
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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% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
| UG % |
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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% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 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% | Vitamin K | 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 | |||