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Chayote vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chayote and caper

  • Chayote has more folate; however, caper is higher in copper, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Caper covers your daily need for sodium, 102% more than chayote.
  • Chayote has 4 times more folate than caper. While chayote has 93µg of folate, caper has only 23µg.
  • Chayote has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chayote, fruit, raw and Capers, canned.

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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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
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 +212.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +131.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +142.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.3%
Contains more IronIron +391.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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 +79.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +822.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +230.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +304.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +379.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2348mg 102%
Copper 0.123mg 0.374mg 28%
Folate 93µg 23µg 18%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 24.6µg 17%
Iron 0.34mg 1.67mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.139mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 3.2g 6%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.078mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.88mg 5%
Magnesium 12mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.027mg 4%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.32mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.023mg 4%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 4.3mg 4%
Potassium 125mg 40mg 3%
Protein 0.82g 2.36g 3%
Calcium 17mg 40mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.304g 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.2µg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.233g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.652mg 1%
Fats 0.13g 0.86g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.018mg 1%
Calories 19kcal 23kcal 0%
Carbs 4.51g 4.89g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 0.41g N/A
Choline 9.2mg 6.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 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 WaterWater +12.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +187.8%
Contains more FatsFats +561.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2580%
~equal in Carbs ~4.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 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 -88%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +530%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +433.3%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.

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