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Potato Starch

Potato starch is a fine starch extracted from potatoes and is used to thicken sauces and create crisp coatings.

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About Potato Starch

Potato starch is a fine starch extracted from potato tissue and used as a thickener, binder, or textural ingredient rather than as a potato-flavoured food. It is used in sauces, soups, gravies, fillings, and dry coatings, and may also be included in blends or prepared products. It contains much less of the potato’s flavour and colour than potato flour.

The dry powder has little inherent flavour and is smooth and free-flowing. When dispersed in liquid and heated, it swells and thickens the mixture, often producing a glossy texture. In fried or baked coatings, it helps create a crisp surface. Results vary with the formulation and whether the starch is native or modified.

It is generally sold as a fine, pale powder separated from potato tissue. Hydration and heating change it from a loose powder into a thickened paste or sauce. Potato starch is distinct from potato flour, which contains more of the potato and therefore differs in flavour, colour, and cooking behaviour.

Ingredient type
flour

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Local names for potato starch

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English

potato starch

English

modified potato starch

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English

Starch, Potato, Powder

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Potato Starch nutrition & diet

Potato Starch nutritional value

Starch, potato

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
318.4kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
74.5g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F008831. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the dry extracted starch as sold, not potato flour, mashed potato, or whole potato. Its quantity and function in a recipe matter: a dusting, thickener, dough component, or crisp coating may be consumed differently. Record hydration, cooking, and accompanying fats, salts, sugars, or other flours.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to dry potato starch extracted from potatoes, distinguishing it from potato flour, and record its recipe use and cooked portion.

Diet considerations

Potato starch is plant-derived and processed from potato. Plain starch differs from blends containing wheat, maize, dairy, egg, or other additives, while coatings can add cereal ingredients or animal-derived components. In a prepared dish, the amount used and the final serving determine its contribution to the meal’s carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Starch, potato ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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