Caper vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between caper and summer squash

Caper has more copper, vitamin K, iron, fiber, and vitamin E; however, summer squash is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
Caper covers your daily sodium needs 102% more than summer squash.
Summer squash contains 8 times less vitamin K than caper. Caper contains 24.6µg of vitamin K, while summer squash contains 3µg.
Summer squash has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Capers, canned and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw.

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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

Summer squash

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+166.7%
Contains more IronIron	+377.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+633.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+500%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+555%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+280%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+124.4%

~equal in Zinc ~0.29mg

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

Summer squash

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+33.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+720%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+295.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+474.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+847.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+26.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.142mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~6.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2348mg	2mg	102%
Copper	0.374mg	0.051mg	36%
Vitamin K	24.6µg	3µg	18%
Iron	1.67mg	0.35mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.023mg	0.218mg	15%
Vitamin C	4.3mg	17mg	14%
Fiber	3.2g	1.1g	8%
Potassium	40mg	262mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.88mg	0.12mg	5%
Manganese	0.078mg	0.175mg	4%
Phosphorus	10mg	38mg	4%
Magnesium	33mg	17mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.018mg	0.048mg	3%
Calcium	40mg	15mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.027mg	0.155mg	3%
Protein	2.36g	1.21g	2%
Folate	23µg	29µg	2%
Selenium	1.2µg	0.2µg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.652mg	0.487mg	1%
Fructose		0.95g	1%
Saturated fat	0.233g	0.044g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.304g	0.089g	1%
Carbs	4.89g	3.35g	1%
Fats	0.86g	0.18g	1%
Calories	23kcal	16kcal	0%
Net carbs	1.69g	2.25g	N/A
Sugar	0.41g	2.2g	N/A
Zinc	0.32mg	0.29mg	0%
Vitamin A	7µg	10µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.139mg	0.142mg	0%
Choline	6.5mg	6.7mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.063g	0.016g	0%
Tryptophan		0.011mg	0%
Threonine		0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.042mg	0%
Leucine		0.069mg	0%
Lysine		0.065mg	0%
Methionine		0.017mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.041mg	0%
Valine		0.053mg	0%
Histidine		0.025mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0g	N/A