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Caper vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caper and garlic different?

  • Caper is higher in vitamin K; however, garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for caper is 101% higher.
  • Caper contains 14 times more vitamin K than garlic. While caper contains 24.6µg of vitamin K, garlic contains only 1.7µg.
  • Garlic has less sodium.

Capers, canned and Garlic, 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.
Caper
2
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%
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32%
Contains more CopperCopper +25.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +352.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +902.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +262.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1430%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2043.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1083.3%
~equal in Iron ~1.7mg

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%
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1347.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +625.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2107.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5269.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +256.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.7mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Garlic DV% diff.
Sodium 2348mg 17mg 101%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 1.235mg 93%
Manganese 0.078mg 1.672mg 69%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 31.2mg 30%
Selenium 1.2µg 14.2µg 24%
Phosphorus 10mg 153mg 20%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 1.7µg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.2mg 15%
Calcium 40mg 181mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.596mg 11%
Potassium 40mg 401mg 11%
Carbs 4.89g 33.06g 9%
Protein 2.36g 6.36g 8%
Copper 0.374mg 0.299mg 8%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.16mg 8%
Calories 23kcal 149kcal 6%
Folate 23µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.08mg 5%
Fiber 3.2g 2.1g 4%
Choline 6.5mg 23.2mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.11mg 2%
Magnesium 33mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.089g 1%
Net carbs 1.69g 30.96g N/A
Iron 1.67mg 1.7mg 0%
Sugar 0.41g 1g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 0.7mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.249g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%
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
Garlic
2
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +72%
Contains more WaterWater +43.1%
Contains more OtherOther +436%
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +576.1%

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
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +472.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.8%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.