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Caper vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between caper and garden cress?

  • Caper is higher in copper, yet garden cress is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B6, potassium, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 431% more.
  • Caper has 168 times more sodium than garden cress. While caper has 2348mg of sodium, garden cress has only 14mg.

We used Capers, canned and Cress, garden, raw types in this article.

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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.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +28.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +102.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1415%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +660%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +609%

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.
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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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1504.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4842.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +796.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +973.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2102.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +247.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 24.6µg 541.9µg 431%
Sodium 2348mg 14mg 101%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 69mg 72%
Vitamin A 7µg 346µg 38%
Copper 0.374mg 0.17mg 23%
Manganese 0.078mg 0.553mg 21%
Potassium 40mg 606mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.247mg 17%
Folate 23µg 80µg 14%
Phosphorus 10mg 76mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.26mg 9%
Fiber 3.2g 1.1g 8%
Iron 1.67mg 1.3mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.242mg 4%
Calcium 40mg 81mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 1mg 2%
Choline 6.5mg 19.5mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.023g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.228g 1%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.7mg 1%
Magnesium 33mg 38mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.23mg 1%
Calories 23kcal 32kcal 0%
Protein 2.36g 2.6g 0%
Fats 0.86g 0.7g 0%
Carbs 4.89g 5.5g 0%
Net carbs 1.69g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 4.4g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0.239g 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +346.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.5%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +279.4%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.