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Lentil vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lentil and caper

  • Lentil has more folate, phosphorus, iron, fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, caper has more vitamin K and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for caper is 102% higher.
  • Caper has 24 times less vitamin B5 than lentil. Lentil has 0.638mg of vitamin B5, while caper has 0.027mg.
  • Lentil is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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.
Lentil
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Caper
2
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 +822.5%
Contains more IronIron +99.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +296.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +533.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +110.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +49%
~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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.
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +838.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2263%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +673.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +687%
Contains more CholineCholine +403.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1347.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lentil Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2348mg 102%
Folate 181µg 23µg 40%
Phosphorus 180mg 10mg 24%
Iron 3.33mg 1.67mg 21%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 24.6µg 19%
Fiber 7.9g 3.2g 19%
Manganese 0.494mg 0.078mg 18%
Copper 0.251mg 0.374mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.169mg 0.018mg 13%
Protein 9.02g 2.36g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.178mg 0.023mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.638mg 0.027mg 12%
Potassium 369mg 40mg 10%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.32mg 9%
Choline 32.7mg 6.5mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.139mg 5%
Calories 116kcal 23kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.88mg 5%
Carbs 20.13g 4.89g 5%
Selenium 2.8µg 1.2µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.06mg 0.652mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 4.3mg 3%
Calcium 19mg 40mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.175g 0.304g 1%
Magnesium 36mg 33mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.86g 1%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.233g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 12.23g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 0.41g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.254mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
2
9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 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 +282.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +311.7%
Contains more FatsFats +126.3%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more OtherOther +868.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lentil
2
18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.7%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.063g

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.