Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
watermelon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and watermelon:
Potato starch is high in calories and watermelon has 91% less calories than potato starch - watermelon has 30 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to watermelon per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for watermelon, 7:90:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Watermelon | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 90% |
| Fat | ~ | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and watermelon has 91% less carbohydrates than potato starch - watermelon has 7.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Watermelon has more dietary fiber than potato starch - watermelon has 0.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than watermelon - watermelon has 6.2g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon has more protein than potato starch - watermelon has 0.61g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both watermelon and potato starch are low in saturated fat - watermelon has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon has more Vitamin C than potato starch - watermelon has 8.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon has more Vitamin A than potato starch - watermelon has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - watermelon has 0.05mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - watermelon has 0.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Watermelon | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.033 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.021 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.178 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.221 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.045 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 3 UG |
Watermelon has more calcium than potato starch - watermelon has 7mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon has more iron than potato starch - watermelon has 0.24mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Watermelon has more potassium than potato starch - watermelon has 112mg 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 Watermelon (Watermelon, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Watermelon 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 | |||