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Summer squash vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between summer squash and caper

  • Summer squash has more vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium; however, caper is higher in copper, vitamin K, iron, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Caper covers your daily sodium needs 102% more than summer squash.
  • Caper contains 9 times less vitamin B6 than summer squash. Summer squash contains 0.218mg of vitamin B6, while caper contains 0.023mg.
  • Summer squash has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Squash, summer, all varieties, raw 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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
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 +555%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +280%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +94.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +377.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +633.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
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 +295.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +474.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +847.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +720%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.139mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 2348mg 102%
Copper 0.051mg 0.374mg 36%
Vitamin K 3µg 24.6µg 18%
Iron 0.35mg 1.67mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.023mg 15%
Vitamin C 17mg 4.3mg 14%
Fiber 1.1g 3.2g 8%
Potassium 262mg 40mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.88mg 5%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.078mg 4%
Phosphorus 38mg 10mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 33mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.018mg 3%
Calcium 15mg 40mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.027mg 3%
Protein 1.21g 2.36g 2%
Folate 29µg 23µg 2%
Selenium 0.2µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.652mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.233g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.304g 1%
Carbs 3.35g 4.89g 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.86g 1%
Calories 16kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0.41g N/A
Zinc 0.29mg 0.32mg 0%
Vitamin A 10µg 7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.139mg 0%
Choline 6.7mg 6.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 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 +12.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +95%
Contains more FatsFats +377.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46%
Contains more OtherOther +1196.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 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 -81.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +293.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +241.6%

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.