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Prunes vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between prunes and caper

  • Prunes have more vitamin K, potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin A, manganese, and phosphorus; however, caper is higher in copper and iron.
  • Caper covers your daily sodium needs 102% more than prunes.
  • Caper contains 18 times less potassium than prunes. Prunes contain 732mg of potassium, while caper contains 40mg.
  • Prunes have less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked 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.
Prunes
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +24.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1730%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +590%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +283.3%
Contains more IronIron +79.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
~equal in Calcium ~40mg

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.
Prunes
8
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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
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 AVitamin A +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +188.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1463%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +791.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +141.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +55.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +616.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +104.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +475%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2348mg 102%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 24.6µg 29%
Carbs 63.88g 4.89g 20%
Potassium 732mg 40mg 20%
Fiber 7.1g 3.2g 16%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.023mg 14%
Calories 240kcal 23kcal 11%
Copper 0.281mg 0.374mg 10%
Manganese 0.299mg 0.078mg 10%
Iron 0.93mg 1.67mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.027mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.652mg 8%
Phosphorus 69mg 10mg 8%
Folate 4µg 23µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.139mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 4.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.018mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.88mg 3%
Magnesium 41mg 33mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.2µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0.304g 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.32mg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.86g 1%
Choline 10.1mg 6.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.233g 1%
Protein 2.18g 2.36g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 1.69g N/A
Calcium 43mg 40mg 0%
Sugar 38.13g 0.41g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
1
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Caper
4
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 CarbsCarbs +1206.3%
Contains more FatsFats +126.3%
Contains more WaterWater +171.2%
Contains more OtherOther +204.5%
~equal in Protein ~2.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Caper
2
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 -62.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +390.3%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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.