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Caper vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between caper and spaghetti

  • Caper has more copper, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, fiber, and vitamin E; however, spaghetti is higher in selenium, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Caper covers your daily sodium needs 102% more than spaghetti.
  • Spaghetti has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Capers, canned and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added 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.
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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 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +471.4%
Contains more IronIron +234%
Contains more CopperCopper +274%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +480%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +312.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%
~equal in Potassium ~44mg

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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +595%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +314.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Spaghetti DV% diff.
Sodium 2348mg 1mg 102%
Selenium 1.2µg 26.4µg 46%
Copper 0.374mg 0.1mg 30%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 0µg 21%
Iron 1.67mg 0.5mg 15%
Manganese 0.078mg 0.322mg 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.02mg 9%
Carbs 4.89g 30.86g 9%
Protein 2.36g 5.8g 7%
Phosphorus 10mg 58mg 7%
Calories 23kcal 158kcal 7%
Fiber 3.2g 1.8g 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 33mg 18mg 4%
Folate 23µg 7µg 4%
Calcium 40mg 7mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.51mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.112mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.049mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.93g 0%
Net carbs 1.69g 29.06g N/A
Potassium 40mg 44mg 0%
Sugar 0.41g 0.56g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.02mg 0%
Choline 6.5mg 6.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.176g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0.131g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.326g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g 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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more WaterWater +35%
Contains more OtherOther +2771.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +145.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +531.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.93g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.326g

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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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.