All-purpose flour vs Cornstarch: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, All-purpose flour has 364 kcal and Cornstarch has 381 kcal, so All-purpose flour has 4% fewer calories.

All-purpose flour has more protein (10.3 g vs 0.26 g). All-purpose flour has more fiber (2.7 g vs 0.9 g). Relative to calories, All-purpose flour is the better protein source (2.84 g vs 0.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

All-purpose flour - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
All-purpose flour - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

All-Purpose Flour
Serving size:
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standard serving size (100g)cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Cornstarch
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tablespoon (8g)teaspoon (3g)cup (128g)half cup (64g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

All-Purpose Flour vs Cornstarch 100g Compare


per 100gAll-purpose flourCornstarch
Calories364 381
Carbohydrates76.31 g91.27 g
Fat0.98 g0.05 g
Dietary fiber2.7 g0.9 g
Protein10.33 g0.26 g
Water11.92 g8.32 g
Calcium15 mg2 mg
Iron1.17 mg0.47 mg
Magnessium22 mg3 mg
Potassium107 mg3 mg
Sodium2 mg9 mg

Less Calories in All-purpose flour

At first glance, you can see that in all-purpose flour is just a little less calories than in cornstarch.

All-purpose flour has 364 kcal per 100g and cornstarch 381 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 5%.

In all-purpose flour and in cornstarch most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare all-purpose flour with cornstarch in details.

All-purpose flour 100g

364kcal

Calories source

  • 86% CARBS.
  • 12% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT

Cornstarch 100g

381kcal

Calories source

  • 100% CARBS
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 0% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.