Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
lemon
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and lemon:
Potato starch is high in calories and lemon has 91% less calories than potato starch - lemon has 29 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 lemon per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for lemon, 10:84:6 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Lemon | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 84% |
| Fat | ~ | 6% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and lemon has 89% less carbohydrates than potato starch - lemon has 9.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Lemon is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - lemon has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than lemon - lemon has 2.5g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon has more protein than potato starch - lemon has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both lemon and potato starch are low in saturated fat - lemon has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - lemon has 53mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - lemon has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - lemon has 0.15mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Lemon | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.04 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.02 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.1 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.19 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.08 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 11 UG |
Lemon has more calcium than potato starch - lemon has 26mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon has more iron than potato starch - lemon has 0.6mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Lemon has more potassium than potato starch - lemon has 138mg 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 Lemon (Lemons, raw, without peel) .
Potato Starch g
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Lemon 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% | 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 | |||