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Flax seeds vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between flax seeds and caper

  • Caper contains less vitamin B1, manganese, fiber, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, selenium, and zinc than flax seeds.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 136% higher.
  • Caper has 64 times less phosphorus than flax seeds. Flax seeds have 642mg of phosphorus, while caper has 10mg.
  • Flax seeds are lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, flaxseed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1087.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +537.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1932.5%
Contains more IronIron +243.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +226.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1256.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6320%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3082.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2016.7%

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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
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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 +9033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +372.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3548.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1956.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +278.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1110.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +616.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +472.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Caper DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.304g 190%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.018mg 136%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.078mg 105%
Sodium 30mg 2348mg 101%
Fiber 27.3g 3.2g 96%
Copper 1.22mg 0.374mg 94%
Phosphorus 642mg 10mg 90%
Magnesium 392mg 33mg 85%
Fats 42.16g 0.86g 64%
Iron 5.73mg 1.67mg 51%
Selenium 25.4µg 1.2µg 44%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.32mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.023mg 35%
Protein 18.29g 2.36g 32%
Calories 534kcal 23kcal 26%
Potassium 813mg 40mg 23%
Calcium 255mg 40mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.063g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.027mg 19%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 24.6µg 17%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.233g 16%
Folate 87µg 23µg 16%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.652mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 6.5mg 13%
Carbs 28.88g 4.89g 8%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.88mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 4.3mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.139mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 1.58g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 0.41g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
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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 ProteinProtein +675%
Contains more FatsFats +4802.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +490.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1104.7%
Contains more OtherOther +116.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11847.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9350.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.6%

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.