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Lettuce vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lettuce and caper?

  • Lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, manganese, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, yet caper is higher in copper, iron, and fiber.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 145% more.
  • Lettuce has 5 times more vitamin K than caper. While lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, caper has only 24.6µg.
  • The amount of sodium in lettuce is lower.

We used Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Capers, canned types 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 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
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 +385%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +190%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +220.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +153.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
Contains more IronIron +94.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1189.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
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 +114%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +396.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +413.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +65.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +109.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 28mg 2348mg 101%
Vitamin K 126.3µg 24.6µg 85%
Vitamin A 370µg 7µg 40%
Copper 0.029mg 0.374mg 38%
Iron 0.86mg 1.67mg 10%
Fiber 1.3g 3.2g 8%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.078mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.139mg 5%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 4.3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.023mg 5%
Magnesium 13mg 33mg 5%
Potassium 194mg 40mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.018mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.88mg 4%
Folate 38µg 23µg 4%
Phosphorus 29mg 10mg 3%
Protein 1.36g 2.36g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.652mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.027mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 6.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.233g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.304g 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.2µg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 4.89g 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.86g 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.32mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 1.69g N/A
Calcium 36mg 40mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 0.41g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 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 +13.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.5%
Contains more FatsFats +473.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1156.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 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 -91.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +270.7%

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.