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Tomato vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomatoes and caper

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium; however, caper is higher in copper, iron, vitamin K, vitamin B2, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Caper covers your daily need for sodium, 102% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes have 6 times more vitamin A than caper. While tomatoes have 833IU of vitamin A, caper has only 138IU.
  • Tomatoes have less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Caper
6
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 +492.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +518.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +533.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
5
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Caper
4
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 +218.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +63%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +631.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +211.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.652mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~6.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 5mg 2348mg 102%
Copper 0.059mg 0.374mg 35%
Iron 0.27mg 1.67mg 18%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 24.6µg 14%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 4.3mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.139mg 9%
Fiber 1.2g 3.2g 8%
Potassium 237mg 40mg 6%
Magnesium 11mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin A 42µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.023mg 4%
Protein 0.88g 2.36g 3%
Calcium 10mg 40mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Phosphorus 24mg 10mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.88mg 2%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.078mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.018mg 2%
Folate 15µg 23µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.233g 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.32mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.304g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.027mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.86g 1%
Calories 18kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 1.69g N/A
Carbs 3.89g 4.89g 0%
Sugar 2.63g 0.41g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.652mg 0%
Choline 6.7mg 6.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +168.2%
Contains more FatsFats +330%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1476.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 -88%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +103.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +266.3%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.

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