Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
zucchini
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and zucchini:
Potato starch is high in calories and zucchini has 95% less calories than potato starch - zucchini has 17 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 lighter in fat compared to zucchini per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for zucchini, 24:62:14 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Zucchini | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 62% |
| Fat | ~ | 14% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and zucchini has 96% less carbohydrates than potato starch - zucchini has 3.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Zucchini has more dietary fiber than potato starch - zucchini has 1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than zucchini - zucchini has 2.5g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini has more protein than potato starch - zucchini has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both zucchini and potato starch are low in saturated fat - zucchini has 0.08g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - zucchini has 17.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini has more Vitamin A than potato starch - zucchini has 10ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - zucchini has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - zucchini has 4.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Zucchini | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.045 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.094 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.451 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.204 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.163 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 24 UG |
Zucchini has more calcium than potato starch - zucchini has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini has more iron than potato starch - zucchini has 0.37mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Zucchini is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - zucchini has 261mg 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 Zucchini (Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw) .
Potato Starch 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 | |||