Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
tempeh
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and tempeh:
Both tempeh and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 73% more calories than tempeh - tempeh has 192 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 tempeh per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for tempeh, 39:15:47 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Tempeh | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 15% |
| Fat | ~ | 47% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and tempeh has 91% less carbohydrates than potato starch - tempeh has 7.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Tempeh is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - tempeh has 20.3g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than tempeh - tempeh has 2.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tempeh has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Tempeh | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.078 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.358 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 2.64 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.278 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.215 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 24 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.08 UG |
Tempeh is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - tempeh has 111mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tempeh is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - tempeh has 2.7mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tempeh is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - tempeh has 412mg 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 Tempeh (Tempeh) .
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% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 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 | |||