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Watercress vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between watercress and caper

  • Watercress has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B6, and calcium; however, caper is higher in copper, iron, and fiber.
  • Watercress covers your daily vitamin K needs 188% more than caper.
  • Caper contains 23 times less vitamin A than watercress. Watercress contains 3191IU of vitamin A, while caper contains 138IU.
  • Watercress has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Watercress, 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 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
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 +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +725%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +212.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more IronIron +735%
Contains more CopperCopper +385.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +190.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8% 4.9%
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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 +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2185.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1048.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +460.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +916.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Caper DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 24.6µg 188%
Sodium 41mg 2348mg 100%
Vitamin C 43mg 4.3mg 43%
Copper 0.077mg 0.374mg 33%
Iron 0.2mg 1.67mg 18%
Vitamin A 160µg 7µg 17%
Fiber 0.5g 3.2g 11%
Potassium 330mg 40mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.023mg 8%
Calcium 120mg 40mg 8%
Manganese 0.244mg 0.078mg 7%
Phosphorus 60mg 10mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.018mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.027mg 6%
Folate 9µg 23µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.652mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 33mg 3%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.32mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0.304g 2%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.233g 1%
Calories 11kcal 23kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.139mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 1mg 0.88mg 1%
Carbs 1.29g 4.89g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.86g 1%
Protein 2.3g 2.36g 0%
Net carbs 0.79g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 0.2g 0.41g N/A
Choline 9mg 6.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 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 +13.4%
Contains more FatsFats +760%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +279.1%
Contains more OtherOther +570%
~equal in Protein ~2.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 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 -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +687.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +768.6%

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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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.