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Caper vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between caper and flank steak

  • Caper has more copper and vitamin K; however, flank steak has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Caper's daily need coverage for sodium is 100% more.
  • Caper has 18 times more vitamin K than flank steak. Caper has 24.6µg of vitamin K, while flank steak has 1.4µg.
  • Flank steak is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Capers, canned and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 6% 30% 65% 27% 134% 90% 7.3% 1.2% 160%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +356.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +747.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1431.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2350%
~equal in Iron ~1.74mg

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%
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% 0% 7.6% 0% 19% 31% 138% 33% 134% 204% 3.5% 6.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1657.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1029.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1918.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2417.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1521.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.133mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Flank steak DV% diff.
Sodium 2348mg 56mg 100%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.63µg 68%
Protein 2.36g 27.66g 51%
Selenium 1.2µg 29.4µg 51%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.579mg 43%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 7.363mg 42%
Zinc 0.32mg 4.9mg 42%
Copper 0.374mg 0.082mg 32%
Phosphorus 10mg 210mg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 79mg 26%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 1.4µg 19%
Choline 6.5mg 105.4mg 18%
Saturated fat 0.233g 3.395g 14%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Fats 0.86g 8.23g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.545mg 10%
Potassium 40mg 339mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 3.317g 8%
Calories 23kcal 192kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.075mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0mg 5%
Folate 23µg 9µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.38mg 3%
Manganese 0.078mg 0.009mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 20mg 2%
Magnesium 33mg 23mg 2%
Carbs 4.89g 0g 2%
Iron 1.67mg 1.74mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 1.69g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 0g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.133mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.322g 0%
Tryptophan 0.182mg 0%
Threonine 1.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.259mg 0%
Leucine 2.201mg 0%
Lysine 2.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.72mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.093mg 0%
Valine 1.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.883mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g 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
28% 8% 64%
Protein: 27.66 g
Fats: 8.23 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.17 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +30.7%
Contains more OtherOther +-13500%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1072%
Contains more FatsFats +857%

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
48% 47% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5165.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.322g

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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. Flank steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168733/nutrients

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

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