Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
maruchan ramen, chicken
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and maruchan ramen, chicken:
Both potato starch and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in calories. Maruchan ramen, chicken has 36% more calories than potato starch - potato starch has 333 calories per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 453 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to maruchan ramen, chicken per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for maruchan ramen, chicken, 10:53:37 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Maruchan Ramen, Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 53% |
| Fat | ~ | 37% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both potato starch and maruchan ramen, chicken are high in carbohydrates. Potato starch has 37% more carbohydrates than maruchan ramen, chicken - potato starch has 83.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and maruchan ramen, chicken has 60.9g of carbohydrates.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - maruchan ramen, chicken has 3.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than maruchan ramen, chicken - maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.7g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is a great source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - maruchan ramen, chicken has 10.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than maruchan ramen, chicken - maruchan ramen, chicken has 9.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin C than potato starch - maruchan ramen, chicken has 1.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has more Vitamin A than potato starch - maruchan ramen, chicken has 46.8ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - maruchan ramen, chicken has 31mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Maruchan ramen, chicken is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - maruchan ramen, chicken has 4.2mg of iron 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 Maruchan Ramen, Chicken (MARUCHAN, INSTANT LUNCH RAMEN NOODLE SOUP, CHIPOTLE CHICKEN) .
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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| 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% | 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% | 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% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 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 | |||