Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and cheese:
Both cheese and potato starch are high in calories. Cheese has 15% more calories than potato starch - cheese has 384 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 cheese per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for cheese, 25:0:75 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | ~ |
| Fat | ~ | 75% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and cheese has 100% less carbohydrates than potato starch - cheese has 0.13g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - cheese has 23.5g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than cheese - cheese has 16.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less cholesterol than cheese - cheese has 95mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than potato starch - cheese has 174ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese has more Vitamin D than potato starch - cheese has 21iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cheese has 0.25mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cheese has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.023 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.318 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.114 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.249 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.061 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 13 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.23 UG |
Cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - cheese has 659mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese has more iron than potato starch - cheese has 0.59mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cheese has more potassium than potato starch - cheese has 85mg 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 Cheese (Cheese, Mexican blend) .
Potato Starch g
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Cheese 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 | |||