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Carrot vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carrots and caper different?

  • Carrots are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium, while caper is higher in copper, iron, vitamin K, and vitamin B2.
  • Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 331% more than caper.
  • Carrots contain 8 times more potassium than caper. Carrots contain 320mg of potassium, while caper contains 40mg.
  • Carrots are lower in sodium.

Carrots, raw and Capers, canned types were 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.
Carrot
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.2%
Contains more IronIron +456.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +731.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1100%

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.
Carrot
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11828.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +911.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +86.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carrot Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 69mg 2348mg 99%
Vitamin A 835µg 7µg 92%
Copper 0.045mg 0.374mg 37%
Iron 0.3mg 1.67mg 17%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 24.6µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.023mg 9%
Potassium 320mg 40mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.139mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.273mg 0.027mg 5%
Magnesium 12mg 33mg 5%
Phosphorus 35mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.018mg 4%
Manganese 0.143mg 0.078mg 3%
Protein 0.93g 2.36g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.652mg 2%
Carbs 9.58g 4.89g 2%
Vitamin C 5.9mg 4.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.2µg 2%
Fiber 2.8g 3.2g 2%
Folate 19µg 23µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.233g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.117g 0.304g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Calories 41kcal 23kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 0.88mg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.86g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.32mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 40mg 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Net carbs 6.78g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 4.74g 0.41g N/A
Choline 8.8mg 6.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +153.8%
Contains more FatsFats +258.3%
Contains more OtherOther +737.5%
~equal in Water ~83.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carrot
1
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.8%

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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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/nutrients
  2. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.