Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
water chestnut
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and water chestnut:
Potato starch is high in calories and water chestnut has 71% less calories than potato starch - water chestnut has 97 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 water chestnut for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for water chestnut, 5:94:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Water Chestnut | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 94% |
| Fat | ~ | 1% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and water chestnut has 71% less carbohydrates than potato starch - water chestnut has 23.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Water chestnut is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - water chestnut has 3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than water chestnut - water chestnut has 4.8g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Water chestnut has more protein than potato starch - water chestnut has 1.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both water chestnut and potato starch are low in saturated fat - water chestnut has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Water chestnut has more Vitamin C than potato starch - water chestnut has 4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Water chestnut has more Vitamin E than potato starch - water chestnut has 1.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Water chestnut and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - water chestnut has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Water chestnut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Water Chestnut | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.14 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.2 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.479 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.328 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 16 UG |
Water chestnut has more calcium than potato starch - water chestnut has 11mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Water chestnut and potato starch contain similar amounts of iron - water chestnut has 0.06mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Water chestnut is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - water chestnut has 584mg 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 Water Chestnut (Waterchestnuts, chinese, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Water Chestnut 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% | 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 | |||