Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
peanuts
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and peanuts:
Both peanuts and potato starch are high in calories. Peanut has 76% more calories than potato starch - peanut has 587 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to peanuts per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for peanuts, 16:14:71 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Peanuts | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 14% |
| Fat | ~ | 71% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and peanut has 74% less carbohydrates than potato starch - peanut has 21.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Peanut is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - peanut has 8.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than peanut - peanut has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - peanut has 24.4g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than peanut - peanut has 7.7g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both peanuts and potato starch are low in trans fat - peanut has 0.03g of trans fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has signficantly more Vitamin E than potato starch - peanut has 4.9mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Peanuts | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.152 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.197 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 14.355 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.466 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 97 UG |
Peanut is a great source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - peanut has 58mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut has signficantly more iron than potato starch - peanut has 1.6mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Peanut is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - peanut has 634mg 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 Peanuts (Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, without salt) .
Potato Starch g
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| G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 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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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||