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Caper vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caper and fireweed different?

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and folate than caper.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 288% higher.
  • Caper contains 69 times more sodium than fireweed. While caper contains 2348mg of sodium, fireweed contains only 34mg.

Capers, canned and Fireweed, leaves, raw are the varieties used 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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +372.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +972.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1135%
Contains more IronIron +43.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +731.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +980%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8494.9%

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 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2471.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +616.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4922.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2647.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +387%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.137mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.078mg 6.704mg 288%
Sodium 2348mg 34mg 101%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.632mg 47%
Calcium 40mg 429mg 39%
Fiber 3.2g 10.6g 30%
Magnesium 33mg 156mg 29%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 1.356mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 4.674mg 25%
Folate 23µg 112µg 22%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 21%
Zinc 0.32mg 2.66mg 21%
Vitamin A 7µg 180µg 19%
Phosphorus 10mg 108mg 14%
Potassium 40mg 494mg 13%
Iron 1.67mg 2.4mg 9%
Copper 0.374mg 0.32mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Carbs 4.89g 19.22g 5%
Protein 2.36g 4.71g 5%
Calories 23kcal 103kcal 4%
Fats 0.86g 2.75g 3%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 2.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.033mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.233g 1%
Net carbs 1.69g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 0.41g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.137mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +216.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +99.6%
Contains more FatsFats +219.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +293%

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.