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Caper vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between caper and lentil

  • Caper has more vitamin K and copper; however, lentil has more folate, phosphorus, iron, fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for caper is 102% higher.
  • Lentil has 14 times less vitamin K than caper. Caper has 24.6µg of vitamin K, while lentil has 1.7µg.
  • Lentil is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Capers, canned and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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%
Lentil
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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% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +49%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +822.5%
Contains more IronIron +99.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +296.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +533.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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%
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1347.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +838.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2263%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +673.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +687%
Contains more CholineCholine +403.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Lentil DV% diff.
Sodium 2348mg 2mg 102%
Folate 23µg 181µg 40%
Phosphorus 10mg 180mg 24%
Iron 1.67mg 3.33mg 21%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 1.7µg 19%
Fiber 3.2g 7.9g 19%
Manganese 0.078mg 0.494mg 18%
Copper 0.374mg 0.251mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.169mg 13%
Protein 2.36g 9.02g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.178mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.638mg 12%
Potassium 40mg 369mg 10%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.27mg 9%
Choline 6.5mg 32.7mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.073mg 5%
Calories 23kcal 116kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.11mg 5%
Carbs 4.89g 20.13g 5%
Selenium 1.2µg 2.8µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 1.06mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 1.5mg 3%
Calcium 40mg 19mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.175g 1%
Magnesium 33mg 36mg 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.38g 1%
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.053g 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 1.69g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 1.8g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +126.3%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more OtherOther +868.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +282.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +311.7%

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.064g

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.