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Caper vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between caper and eggs

  • Caper has more vitamin K; however, eggs are higher in copper, selenium, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 181% more than caper.
  • Caper has 82 times more vitamin K than eggs. While caper has 24.6µg of vitamin K, eggs have only 0.3µg.
  • Eggs have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Capers, canned and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled.

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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
3
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%
Egg
Egg
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230%
Contains more IronIron +40.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +215%
Contains more CopperCopper +434.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +228.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1620%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2466.7%

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%
Egg
Egg
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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 0% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +918.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2028.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +269.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5077.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +4420%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Egg DV% diff.
Copper 0.374mg 2mg 181%
Cholesterol 0mg 373mg 124%
Sodium 2348mg 124mg 97%
Selenium 1.2µg 30.8µg 54%
Choline 6.5mg 293.8mg 52%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.11µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.513mg 29%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 1.398mg 27%
Phosphorus 10mg 172mg 23%
Protein 2.36g 12.58g 20%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 0.3µg 20%
Vitamin A 7µg 149µg 16%
Fats 0.86g 10.61g 15%
Saturated fat 0.233g 3.267g 14%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Vitamin D 0µg 2.2µg 11%
Vitamin D 0IU 87IU 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 4.077g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.121mg 8%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.05mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 1.414g 7%
Calories 23kcal 155kcal 7%
Iron 1.67mg 1.19mg 6%
Folate 23µg 44µg 5%
Magnesium 33mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.066mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 0.064mg 4%
Potassium 40mg 126mg 3%
Manganese 0.078mg 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 1.03mg 1%
Calcium 40mg 50mg 1%
Carbs 4.89g 1.12g 1%
Net carbs 1.69g 1.12g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 1.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.038g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Caper
3
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Egg
Egg
2
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +336.6%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%
Contains more OtherOther +651.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +433.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1133.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Caper
1
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Egg
Egg
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6371.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +365.1%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/nutrients

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

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