Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
milk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and milk:
Potato starch is high in calories and milk has 85% less calories than potato starch - milk has 50 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 milk per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for milk, 27:38:35 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 38% |
| Fat | ~ | 35% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and milk has 94% less carbohydrates than potato starch - milk has 4.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Potato starch has less sugar than milk - milk has 5.1g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk has more protein than potato starch - milk has 3.3g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less saturated fat than milk - milk has 1.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both milk and potato starch are low in trans fat - milk has 0.09g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both milk and potato starch are low in cholesterol - milk has 8mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - milk has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk has more Vitamin A than potato starch - milk has 55ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk has more Vitamin D than potato starch - milk has 49iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - milk has 0.03mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - milk has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.039 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.185 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.092 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.356 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.038 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 5 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.53 UG |
Milk is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - milk has 120mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk and potato starch contain similar amounts of iron - milk has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Milk has more potassium than potato starch - milk has 140mg 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 Milk (Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D) .
Potato Starch g
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Milk 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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| G % |
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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 | |||