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Caper vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between caper and crab

  • Caper has more vitamin K and iron; however, crab is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than caper.
  • Crab contains 82 times less vitamin K than caper. Caper contains 24.6µg of vitamin K, while crab contains 0.3µg.
  • Crab has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Capers, canned and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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
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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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more IronIron +234%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +547.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1090.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3475%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.074mg

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
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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%
Crab
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3592.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +578.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +121.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +1144.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Sodium 2348mg 563mg 78%
Selenium 1.2µg 42.9µg 76%
Copper 0.374mg 0.814mg 49%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Phosphorus 10mg 234mg 32%
Zinc 0.32mg 3.81mg 32%
Protein 2.36g 17.88g 31%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 0.3µg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.997mg 19%
Iron 1.67mg 0.5mg 15%
Choline 6.5mg 80.9mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 2.747mg 13%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.156mg 10%
Folate 23µg 51µg 7%
Potassium 40mg 259mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 1.84mg 6%
Calcium 40mg 91mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.093mg 4%
Calories 23kcal 83kcal 3%
Carbs 4.89g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Magnesium 33mg 36mg 1%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 3.3mg 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.74g 0%
Net carbs 1.69g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.078mg 0.074mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.023mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.201g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0.129g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.258g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Caper
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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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +16.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +375.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +657.6%
~equal in Water ~79.69g

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
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104.8%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.