Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
capers
versus
thyme
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in capers and thyme:
Thyme is high in calories and caper has 77% less calories than thyme - caper has 23 calories per 100 grams and thyme has 101 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, capers is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to thyme per calorie. Capers has a macronutrient ratio of 26:53:22 and for thyme, 17:72:11 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Capers | Thyme | |
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Protein | 26% | 17% |
Carbohydrates | 53% | 72% |
Fat | 22% | 11% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Caper has 4 times less carbohydrates than thyme - caper has 4.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and thyme has 24.5g of carbohydrates.
Both capers and thyme are high in dietary fiber. Thyme has 338% more dietary fiber than caper - caper has 3.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and thyme has 14g of dietary fiber.
Capers and thyme contain similar amounts of sugar - caper has 0.41g of sugar per 100 grams and thyme does not contain significant amounts.
Thyme has 136% more protein than caper - caper has 2.4g of protein per 100 grams and thyme has 5.6g of protein.
Both capers and thyme are low in saturated fat - caper has 0.23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and thyme has 0.47g of saturated fat.
Thyme is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has 36 times more Vitamin C than caper - caper has 4.3mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and thyme has 160.1mg of Vitamin C.
Thyme is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 33 times more Vitamin A than caper - caper has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and thyme has 238ug of Vitamin A.
Caper has more Vitamin E than thyme - caper has 0.88mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and thyme does not contain significant amounts.
Caper has more Vitamin K than thyme - caper has 24.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and thyme does not contain significant amounts.
Thyme has more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6. Both capers and thyme contain significant amounts of thiamin and folate.
Capers | Thyme | |
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Thiamin | 0.018 MG | 0.048 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.139 MG | 0.471 MG |
Niacin | 0.652 MG | 1.824 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.027 MG | 0.409 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.023 MG | 0.348 MG |
Folate | 23 UG | 45 UG |
Thyme is an excellent source of calcium and it has 913% more calcium than caper - caper has 40mg of calcium per 100 grams and thyme has 405mg of calcium.
Thyme is an excellent source of iron and it has 945% more iron than caper - caper has 1.7mg of iron per 100 grams and thyme has 17.5mg of iron.
Thyme is an excellent source of potassium and it has 14 times more potassium than caper - caper has 40mg of potassium per 100 grams and thyme has 609mg of potassium.
Naturally occuring in fruits and vegetables, flavonoids are associated with many health benefits and used in a variety of medicinal and pharmaceutical applications. [2][3]
For specific flavonoid compounds, caper has more kaempferol and quercetin than thyme per 100 grams, however, thyme contains more apigenin and luteolin than caper per 100 grams.
Capers | Thyme | |
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kaempferol | 131.34 mg | ~ |
Quercetin | 172.55 mg | ~ |
apigenin | ~ | 2.5 mg |
luteolin | ~ | 45.25 mg |
For omega-3 fatty acids, thyme has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than caper per 100 grams.
Capers | Thyme | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.183 G | 0.447 G |
DPA | 0.001 G | ~ |
Total | 0.184 G | 0.447 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both capers and thyme contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Capers | Thyme | |
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linoleic acid | 0.111 G | 0.085 G |
other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
Total | 0.113 G | 0.085 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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