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Oatmeal vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between oatmeal and caper?

  • Oatmeal is higher in iron, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and selenium, yet caper is higher in copper and vitamin K.
  • Caper's daily need coverage for sodium is 100% more.
  • Oatmeal has 14 times more vitamin B1 than caper. While oatmeal has 0.26mg of vitamin B1, caper has only 0.018mg.
  • The amount of sodium in oatmeal is lower.

We used Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 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 19% 24% 5.4% 224% 22% 17% 33% 6.4% 73% 27%
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 CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.5%
Contains more IronIron +256.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +670%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +615.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +316.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +466.7%

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 0% 43% 1.4% 0% 65% 50% 57% 19% 67% 0% 1% 33% 2.6%
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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 AVitamin A +1757.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +364%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1074.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1160.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1157.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6050%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oatmeal Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 49mg 2348mg 100%
Iron 5.96mg 1.67mg 54%
Copper 0.066mg 0.374mg 34%
Manganese 0.558mg 0.078mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.29mg 0.023mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.26mg 0.018mg 20%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 24.6µg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.025mg 0.652mg 15%
Vitamin A 130µg 7µg 14%
Phosphorus 77mg 10mg 10%
Selenium 5µg 1.2µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.317mg 0.027mg 6%
Fiber 1.7g 3.2g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.215mg 0.139mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.3mg 5%
Folate 44µg 23µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.88mg 5%
Calcium 80mg 40mg 4%
Starch 10.37g 4%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.32mg 3%
Calories 68kcal 23kcal 2%
Magnesium 26mg 33mg 2%
Carbs 11.67g 4.89g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.426g 0.304g 1%
Fats 1.36g 0.86g 1%
Potassium 61mg 40mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.391g 0.063g 1%
Protein 2.37g 2.36g 0%
Net carbs 9.97g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 0.41g N/A
Trans fat 0.003g 0g N/A
Choline 4.7mg 6.5mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.226g 0.233g 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.105mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 12% 84%
Protein: 2.37 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 11.67 g
Water: 84.03 g
Other: 0.57 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 FatsFats +58.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1310.5%
~equal in Protein ~2.36g
~equal in Water ~83.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 37% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.226 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.391 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.426 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +520.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.1%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.233g

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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. Oatmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171662/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.