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Caper vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between caper and yam

  • Caper has more copper, vitamin K, iron, and vitamin B2; however, yam is higher in potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B1.
  • Caper covers your daily sodium needs 102% more than yam.
  • Yam contains 11 times less vitamin K than caper. Caper contains 24.6µg of vitamin K, while yam contains 2.3µg.
  • Yam has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Capers, canned and Yam, 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
6
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%
Yam
Yam
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.3%
Contains more IronIron +209.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1940%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409%

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
4
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%
Yam
Yam
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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +334.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +969.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +297.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +522.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1063%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1173.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +153.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~7µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caper Yam DV% diff.
Sodium 2348mg 9mg 102%
Potassium 40mg 816mg 23%
Copper 0.374mg 0.178mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.023mg 0.293mg 21%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 2.3µg 19%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 17.1mg 14%
Iron 1.67mg 0.54mg 14%
Manganese 0.078mg 0.397mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.112mg 8%
Carbs 4.89g 27.88g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.032mg 8%
Phosphorus 10mg 55mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.027mg 0.314mg 6%
Calories 23kcal 118kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.35mg 4%
Fiber 3.2g 4.1g 4%
Magnesium 33mg 21mg 3%
Choline 6.5mg 16.5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.304g 0.076g 2%
Protein 2.36g 1.53g 2%
Calcium 40mg 17mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.037g 1%
Fats 0.86g 0.17g 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.652mg 0.552mg 1%
Selenium 1.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 1.69g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 0.5g N/A
Vitamin A 7µg 7µg 0%
Folate 23µg 23µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.063g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Caper
4
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Yam
Yam
1
28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.2%
Contains more FatsFats +405.9%
Contains more WaterWater +20.5%
Contains more OtherOther +880.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +470.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Caper
2
39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Yam
Yam
1
31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%

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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.