Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
potato starch
versus
strawberries
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in potato starch and strawberries:
Potato starch is high in calories and strawberry has 90% less calories than potato starch - strawberry has 32 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 strawberries per calorie. Potato starch has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for strawberries, 7:85:8 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Potato Starch | Strawberries | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 85% |
| Fat | ~ | 8% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Potato starch is high in carbohydrates and strawberry has 91% less carbohydrates than potato starch - strawberry has 7.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and potato starch has 83.3g of carbohydrates.
Strawberry has signficantly more dietary fiber than potato starch - strawberry has 2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Potato starch has less sugar than strawberry - strawberry has 4.9g of sugar per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberry has more protein than potato starch - strawberry has 0.67g of protein per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Both strawberries and potato starch are low in saturated fat - strawberry has 0.02g of saturated fat per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberry is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than potato starch - strawberry has 58.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberries and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - strawberry has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberries and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - strawberry has 0.29mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberries and potato starch contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - strawberry has 2.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberry has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Potato Starch | Strawberries | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | ~ | 0.024 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 0.022 MG |
| Niacin | ~ | 0.386 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | ~ | 0.125 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.047 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 24 UG |
Strawberry has more calcium than potato starch - strawberry has 16mg of calcium per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberry has more iron than potato starch - strawberry has 0.41mg of iron per 100 grams and potato starch does not contain significant amounts.
Strawberry has signficantly more potassium than potato starch - strawberry has 153mg 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 Strawberries (Strawberries, raw) .
Potato Starch g
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Strawberries 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% | 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 | |||