Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
broccoli
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and broccoli:
Potato starch is high in calories and broccoli has 90% less calories than potato starch - broccoli has 34 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 broccoli per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for broccoli, 28:65:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Broccoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 65% |
| Fat | ~ | 7% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and broccoli has 92% less carbohydrates than potato starch - broccoli has 6.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Broccoli is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - broccoli has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than broccoli - broccoli has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli has more protein than potato starch - broccoli has 2.8g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both broccoli and potato starch are low in saturated fat - broccoli has 0.11g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - broccoli has 89.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli has more Vitamin A than potato starch - broccoli has 31ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli has more Vitamin E than potato starch - broccoli has 0.78mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli is a great source of Vitamin K and it has more Vitamin K than potato starch - broccoli has 101.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Broccoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.071 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.117 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.639 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.573 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.175 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 63 UG |
Broccoli is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - broccoli has 47mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli has more iron than potato starch - broccoli has 0.73mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - broccoli has 316mg 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 Broccoli (Broccoli, 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% | 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% | 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 | |||