Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cooked
squash
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and squash:
Potato starch is high in calories and squash has 88% less calories than potato starch - squash has 40 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to squash for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for squash, 8:91:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Squash | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 91% |
| Fat | ~ | 2% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and squash has 87% less carbohydrates than potato starch - squash has 10.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Squash is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - squash has 3.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than squash - squash has 2g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash has more protein than potato starch - squash has 0.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both squash and potato starch are low in saturated fat - squash has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - squash has 15.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than potato starch - squash has 558ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash has more Vitamin E than potato starch - squash has 1.3mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - squash has 1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Squash | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.072 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.017 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.969 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.359 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.124 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 19 UG |
Squash is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - squash has 41mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash has more iron than potato starch - squash has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Squash is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - squash has 284mg 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 Squash (Squash, winter, butternut, cooked, baked, without salt) .
Potato Starch g
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5% | calories | 5% |
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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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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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% | 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% | 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 | |||