Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
onion
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and onion:
Potato starch is high in calories and onion has 88% less calories than potato starch - onion has 40 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and similar to onion for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for onion, 11:87:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Onion | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 87% |
| Fat | ~ | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and onion has 89% less carbohydrates than potato starch - onion has 9.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Onion has signficantly more dietary fiber than potato starch - onion has 1.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than onion - onion has 4.2g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion has more protein than potato starch - onion has 1.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both onion and potato starch are low in saturated fat - onion has 0.04g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion has more Vitamin C than potato starch - onion has 7.4mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - onion has 0.6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - onion has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - onion has 0.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Onion | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.046 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.027 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.116 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.123 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.12 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 19 UG |
Onion has more calcium than potato starch - onion has 23mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion has more iron than potato starch - onion has 0.21mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Onion has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - onion has 146mg 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 Onion (Onions, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Onion 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% | 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 | |||