Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
tomato
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and tomato:
Potato starch is high in calories and tomato has 95% less calories than potato starch - tomato has 18 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to tomato per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for tomato, 17:74:9 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Tomato | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 74% |
| Fat | ~ | 9% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and tomato has 95% less carbohydrates than potato starch - tomato has 3.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Tomato has more dietary fiber than potato starch - tomato has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than tomato - tomato has 2.6g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato has more protein than potato starch - tomato has 0.88g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both tomato and potato starch are low in saturated fat - tomato has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - tomato has 13.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato has more Vitamin A than potato starch - tomato has 42ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato has more Vitamin E than potato starch - tomato has 0.54mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato has more Vitamin K than potato starch - tomato has 7.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Tomato | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.037 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.019 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.594 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.089 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.08 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 15 UG |
Tomato has more calcium than potato starch - tomato has 10mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato has more iron than potato starch - tomato has 0.27mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - tomato has 237mg of potassium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Potato Starch or Tomato .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) and Tomato (Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average) .
Potato Starch g
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Tomato 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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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% | 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% | 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 | |||