Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
white beans
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and white beans:
Both white beans and potato starch are high in calories. Potato starch has 192% more calories than white bean - white bean has 114 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 similar to white beans for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for white beans, 25:73:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | White Beans | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 73% |
| Fat | ~ | 2% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and white bean has 75% less carbohydrates than potato starch - white bean has 21.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
White bean is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - white bean has 4.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
White beans and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - white bean has 0.29g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
White bean has signficantly more protein than potato starch - white bean has 7.3g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both white beans and potato starch are low in saturated fat - white bean has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
White bean has more Vitamin E than potato starch - white bean has 0.79mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
White beans and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - white bean has 2.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
White bean has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | White Beans | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.096 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.037 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.113 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.185 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.075 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 65 UG |
White bean is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - white bean has 73mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
White bean is a great source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - white bean has 3mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
White bean is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - white bean has 454mg 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 White Beans (Beans, white, mature seeds, canned) .
Potato Starch g
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | total 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% | 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% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 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 | |||