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Egg vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between eggs and caper

  • Eggs have more copper, selenium, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus; however, caper is higher in vitamin K.
  • Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 181% more than caper.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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.
Egg
Egg
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Caper
3
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 CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +215%
Contains more CopperCopper +434.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +228.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1620%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2466.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230%
Contains more IronIron +40.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%

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.
Egg
Egg
10
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 0% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Caper
3
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 AVitamin A +2028.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +269.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5077.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +4420%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +918.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Caper DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.374mg 181%
Cholesterol 373mg 0mg 124%
Sodium 124mg 2348mg 97%
Selenium 30.8µg 1.2µg 54%
Choline 293.8mg 6.5mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.139mg 29%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 0.027mg 27%
Phosphorus 172mg 10mg 23%
Protein 12.58g 2.36g 20%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 24.6µg 20%
Vitamin A 149µg 7µg 16%
Fats 10.61g 0.86g 15%
Saturated fat 3.267g 0.233g 14%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin D 87IU 0IU 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 0.063g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.023mg 8%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.32mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 0.304g 7%
Calories 155kcal 23kcal 7%
Iron 1.19mg 1.67mg 6%
Folate 44µg 23µg 5%
Magnesium 10mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.3mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.018mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 0.652mg 4%
Potassium 126mg 40mg 3%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.078mg 2%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.88mg 1%
Calcium 50mg 40mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 4.89g 1%
Net carbs 1.12g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 0.41g N/A
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.038g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
2
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 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 ProteinProtein +433.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1133.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +336.6%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%
Contains more OtherOther +651.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Caper
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6371.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +365.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/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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