Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
parsnip
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and parsnip:
Potato starch is high in calories and parsnip has 77% less calories than potato starch - parsnip has 75 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 parsnip for fat. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for parsnip, 6:91:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Parsnip | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 91% |
| Fat | ~ | 3% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and parsnip has 78% less carbohydrates than potato starch - parsnip has 18g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Parsnip is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - parsnip has 4.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than parsnip - parsnip has 4.8g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip has more protein than potato starch - parsnip has 1.2g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both parsnip and potato starch are low in saturated fat - parsnip has 0.05g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - parsnip has 17mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip has more Vitamin E than potato starch - parsnip has 1.5mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip has more Vitamin K than potato starch - parsnip has 22.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Parsnip | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.09 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.05 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.7 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.6 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.09 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 67 UG |
Parsnip has signficantly more calcium than potato starch - parsnip has 36mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip has more iron than potato starch - parsnip has 0.59mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Parsnip is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - parsnip has 375mg of potassium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Potato Starch or Parsnip .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Potato Starch (POTATO STARCH) and Parsnip (Parsnips, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Parsnip 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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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% | 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% | 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% | 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 | |||