Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
red bell pepper
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and red bell pepper:
Potato starch is high in calories and red bell pepper has 92% less calories than potato starch - red bell pepper has 26 calories per 100 grams and potato starch has 333 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, potato starch is lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to red bell pepper per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for red bell pepper, 13:79:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Red Bell Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 79% |
| Fat | ~ | 8% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and red bell pepper has 93% less carbohydrates than potato starch - red bell pepper has 6g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Red bell pepper is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than potato starch - red bell pepper has 2.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than red bell pepper - red bell pepper has 4.2g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper has more protein than potato starch - red bell pepper has 0.99g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both red bell pepper and potato starch are low in saturated fat - red bell pepper has 0.06g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - red bell pepper has 127.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than potato starch - red bell pepper has 157ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper has more Vitamin E than potato starch - red bell pepper has 1.6mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - red bell pepper has 4.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Red Bell Pepper | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.054 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.085 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.979 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.317 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.291 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 46 UG |
Red bell pepper has more calcium than potato starch - red bell pepper has 7mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper has more iron than potato starch - red bell pepper has 0.43mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Red bell pepper is a great source of potassium and it has more potassium than potato starch - red bell pepper has 211mg 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 Red Bell Pepper (Peppers, sweet, red, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 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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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||