Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
cucumber
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and cucumber:
Potato starch is high in calories and cucumber has 95% less calories than potato starch - cucumber has 15 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to cucumber per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for cucumber, 15:80:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 80% |
| Fat | ~ | 5% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and cucumber has 96% less carbohydrates than potato starch - cucumber has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Cucumber has more dietary fiber than potato starch - cucumber has 0.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than cucumber - cucumber has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has more protein than potato starch - cucumber has 0.65g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both cucumber and potato starch are low in saturated fat - cucumber has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has more Vitamin C than potato starch - cucumber has 2.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - cucumber has 5ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - cucumber has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has more Vitamin K than potato starch - cucumber has 16.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Cucumber | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.027 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.033 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.098 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.259 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.04 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 7 UG |
Cucumber has more calcium than potato starch - cucumber has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has more iron than potato starch - cucumber has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Cucumber has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - cucumber has 147mg 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 Cucumber (Cucumber, with peel, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Daily Values (%) |
Cucumber g
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| KCAL % |
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5% | calories | 5% |
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| G % |
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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% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
| UG % |
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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 | |||