Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
pistachio
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and pistachio:
Both pistachio and potato starch are high in calories. Pistachio has 72% more calories than potato starch - pistachio has 572 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 pistachio per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for pistachio, 14:19:68 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Pistachio | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 19% |
| Fat | ~ | 68% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and pistachio has 66% less carbohydrates than potato starch - pistachio has 28.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Pistachio is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - pistachio has 10.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than pistachio - pistachio has 7.7g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio is an excellent source of protein and it has more protein than potato starch - pistachio has 21.1g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio is high in saturated fat and potato starch has less saturated fat than pistachio - pistachio has 5.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio has more Vitamin C than potato starch - pistachio has 3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio has more Vitamin A than potato starch - pistachio has 13ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio has more Vitamin E than potato starch - pistachio has 2.2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio has more Vitamin K than potato starch - pistachio has 13.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Pistachio | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.695 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.234 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 1.373 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.513 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 1.122 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 51 UG |
Pistachio is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than potato starch - pistachio has 107mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio is an excellent source of iron and it has more iron than potato starch - pistachio has 4mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Pistachio is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - pistachio has 1007mg 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 Pistachio (Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, without salt added) .
Potato Starch 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 | |||