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Top 50 Foods Highest in Starch

Ranked by Starch content per 100g edible portion. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

Starch: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Flour, cassava

79.7 g

Foods ranked

50

with Starch data

Complete Ranking — Starch per 100g

# Food Starch (g)
1 Flour, cassava 79.7
2 Fonio, grain, dry, raw vs #1 78.2
3 Rice, white, long grain, unenriched, raw vs #1 74.4
4 Rice, brown, parboiled, dry, UNCLE BEN'S vs #1 73.8
5 Rice, white, long-grain, precooked or instant, enriched, dry vs #1 73.8
6 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow vs #1 73.3
7 Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, white vs #1 73.3
8 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow vs #1 73.3
9 Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, white vs #1 73.3
10 Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted vs #1 72.6
11 Rice, brown, long-grain, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) vs #1 72.5
12 Crackers, gluten-free, multigrain and vegetable, made with corn starch and white rice flour vs #1 71.9
13 RICE-A-RONI, chicken flavor, unprepared vs #1 71.6
14 Rice, brown, long grain, unenriched, raw vs #1 71.6
15 Rice, black, unenriched, raw vs #1 71.3
16 Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared vs #1 71.2
17 Rice, red, unenriched, dry, raw vs #1 70.8
18 Sorghum grain, white, pearled, unenriched, dry, raw vs #1 70.7
19 Potatoes, mashed, dehydrated, flakes without milk, dry form vs #1 70.6
20 Millet flour vs #1 69.9
21 Rice and vermicelli mix, beef flavor, unprepared vs #1 69.7
22 Sorghum flour, white, pearled, unenriched, dry, raw vs #1 69.7
23 Wild rice, dry, raw vs #1 68.7
24 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, enriched, dry vs #1 68.3
25 Rice, white, long-grain, parboiled, unenriched, dry vs #1 68.3
26 Cereals, corn grits, white, regular and quick, enriched, dry vs #1 68.2
27 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 9% protein, bleached, enriched vs #1 68.0
28 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 9% protein, bleached, unenriched vs #1 68.0
29 Corn flour, whole-grain, blue (harina de maiz morado) vs #1 68.0
30 Sorghum flour, whole-grain vs #1 68.0
31 Crackers, saltines (includes oyster, soda, soup) vs #1 67.8
32 Cereals, farina, enriched, assorted brands including CREAM OF WHEAT, quick (1-3 minutes), dry vs #1 67.3
33 Corn flour, masa harina, white or yellow, dry, raw vs #1 67.3
34 Crackers, saltines, low salt (includes oyster, soda, soup) vs #1 67.3
35 Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, dry vs #1 67.1
36 Millet, whole grain vs #1 67.1
37 Flour, sorghum vs #1 66.3
38 Spanish rice mix, dry mix, unprepared vs #1 66.1
39 Corn flour, masa, enriched, white vs #1 66.0
40 Corn flour, masa, unenriched, white vs #1 66.0
41 Corn flour, yellow, masa, enriched vs #1 66.0
42 Sorghum, whole grain, white, dry, raw vs #1 65.6
43 Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Shredded Wheat, original big biscuit vs #1 65.1
44 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, unbleached, enriched vs #1 64.5
45 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, unenriched vs #1 64.5
46 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 10% protein, bleached, enriched vs #1 64.5
47 Cornmeal, blue (Navajo) vs #1 63.6
48 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, bleached, unenriched vs #1 62.9
49 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, unbleached, enriched vs #1 62.9
50 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 11.5% protein, bleached, enriched vs #1 62.9

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.