Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
whole milk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and whole milk:
Potato starch is high in calories and whole milk has 82% less calories than potato starch - whole milk has 61 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 whole milk per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for whole milk, 21:32:48 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Whole Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 32% |
| Fat | ~ | 48% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and whole milk has 94% less carbohydrates than potato starch - whole milk has 4.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Potato starch has less sugar than whole milk - whole milk has 5.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has more protein than potato starch - whole milk has 3.2g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than whole milk - whole milk has 1.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less cholesterol than whole milk - whole milk has 10mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has more Vitamin A than potato starch - whole milk has 46ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has signficantly more Vitamin D than potato starch - whole milk has 51iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - whole milk has 0.07mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - whole milk has 0.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Whole Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.046 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.169 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.089 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.373 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.036 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 5 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.45 UG |
Whole milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - whole milk has 113mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of iron - whole milk has 0.03mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Whole milk has more potassium than potato starch - whole milk has 132mg 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 Whole Milk (Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D) .
Potato Starch g
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Whole Milk 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% | calcium | 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% | 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 | |||