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Cassava vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cassava and caper different?

  • Cassava is richer in vitamin C, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1, while caper is higher in copper, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Caper covers your daily need for sodium, 101% more than cassava.
  • Cassava contains 7 times more potassium than caper. Cassava contains 271mg of potassium, while caper contains 40mg.
  • Cassava is lower in sodium.

Cassava, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +577.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +392.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +518.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +274%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.32mg

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.
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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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 +379.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +296.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +282.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +264.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +363.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1194.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 14mg 2348mg 101%
Copper 0.1mg 0.374mg 30%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 24.6µg 19%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 4.3mg 18%
Iron 0.27mg 1.67mg 18%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.078mg 13%
Carbs 38.06g 4.89g 11%
Calories 160kcal 23kcal 7%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.139mg 7%
Potassium 271mg 40mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.018mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 3.2g 6%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.88mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.023mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 33mg 3%
Choline 23.7mg 6.5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.027mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.304g 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 10mg 2%
Calcium 16mg 40mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 2.36g 2%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.233g 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.86g 1%
Folate 27µg 23µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.652mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 0.41g N/A
Zinc 0.34mg 0.32mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +678.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.5%
Contains more FatsFats +207.1%
Contains more WaterWater +40.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1196.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +533.3%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.