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Caper vs. Clam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between caper and clam

  • Caper has less vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, copper, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin C than clam.
  • Clam covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 4120% more than caper.
  • Caper has 2 times more sodium than clam. While caper has 2348mg of sodium, clam has only 1202mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Capers, canned and Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Caper
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Clam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 28% 55% 105% 229% 74% 145% 157% 130% 349%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1470%
Contains more IronIron +68.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +84%
Contains more ZincZinc +753.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3280%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1182.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5233.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Caper
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Clam
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 74% 57% 0% 0% 38% 98% 63% 41% 25% 12361% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +414%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2342.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +206.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +414.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2418.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +378.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Clam DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 98.89µg 4120%
Selenium 1.2µg 64µg 114%
Sodium 2348mg 1202mg 50%
Phosphorus 10mg 338mg 47%
Protein 2.36g 25.55g 46%
Manganese 0.078mg 1mg 40%
Copper 0.374mg 0.688mg 35%
Zinc 0.32mg 2.73mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.426mg 22%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 21%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 22.1mg 20%
Vitamin A 7µg 171µg 18%
Potassium 40mg 628mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 3.354mg 17%
Iron 1.67mg 2.81mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.68mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.15mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.11mg 7%
Calories 23kcal 148kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Calcium 40mg 92mg 5%
Magnesium 33mg 18mg 4%
Fats 0.86g 1.95g 2%
Folate 23µg 29µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.552g 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Carbs 4.89g 5.13g 0%
Net carbs 1.69g 5.13g N/A
Sugar 0.41g N/A
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.188g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.286mg 0%
Threonine 1.099mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.112mg 0%
Leucine 1.798mg 0%
Lysine 1.909mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.915mg 0%
Valine 1.116mg 0%
Histidine 0.49mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.138g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.146g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0.104g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Caper
2
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Clam
3
26% 2% 5% 64% 4%
Protein: 25.55 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 63.64 g
Other: 3.73 g
Contains more WaterWater +31.8%
Contains more OtherOther +115.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +982.6%
Contains more FatsFats +126.7%
~equal in Carbs ~5.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Caper
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39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Clam
3
21% 19% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.188 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.172 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +173%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +81.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/nutrients
  2. Clam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171975/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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