Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
egg white
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and egg white:
Potato starch is high in calories and egg white has 84% less calories than potato starch - egg white has 52 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 lighter in fat compared to egg white per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for egg white, 89:5:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Egg White | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 89% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 5% |
| Fat | ~ | 6% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and egg white has 99% less carbohydrates than potato starch - egg white has 0.73g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Egg white and potato starch contain similar amounts of sugar - egg white has 0.71g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg white is a great source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - egg white has 10.9g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg white has more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Potato Starch | Egg White | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.004 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.439 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.105 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.19 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.005 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 0.09 UG |
Egg white has more calcium than potato starch - egg white has 7mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg white and potato starch contain similar amounts of iron - egg white has 0.08mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Egg white has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - egg white has 163mg 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 Egg White (Egg, white, raw, fresh) .
Potato Starch g
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Egg White 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 | |||