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Peppermint vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and caper different?

  • Peppermint is higher than caper in manganese, iron, vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, calcium, fiber, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Caper covers your daily need for sodium 101% more than peppermint.
  • Peppermint contains 30 times more vitamin A than caper. Peppermint contains 212µg of vitamin A, while caper contains 7µg.
  • Peppermint is lower in sodium.

Peppermint, fresh and Capers, canned types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +142.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +507.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1322.5%
Contains more IronIron +204.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +630%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1407.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 106% 0% 71% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86%
Caper
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 14% 0% 2.3% 18% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +639.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2928.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +355.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +161.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1151.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +460.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +395.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 31mg 2348mg 101%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.078mg 48%
Iron 5.08mg 1.67mg 43%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 4.3mg 31%
Vitamin A 212µg 7µg 23%
Folate 114µg 23µg 23%
Vitamin K 24.6µg 21%
Calcium 243mg 40mg 20%
Fiber 8g 3.2g 19%
Potassium 569mg 40mg 16%
Magnesium 80mg 33mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.139mg 10%
Phosphorus 73mg 10mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.023mg 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.32mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.652mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.027mg 6%
Copper 0.329mg 0.374mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.018mg 5%
Protein 3.75g 2.36g 3%
Carbs 14.89g 4.89g 3%
Calories 70kcal 23kcal 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.304g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.4g 10g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 187kcal 97kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 143g 435g N/A
Fats 0.94g 0.86g 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 0.41g N/A
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.233g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0%
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 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 ProteinProtein +58.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.86g
~equal in Water ~83.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +90.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.233g

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.