Caper

Capparis spinosa · Vegetables

Capers are the pickled flower buds of the caper bush, with a sharp, briny, tangy flavour. They are rich in flavonoids such as quercetin, rutin and kaempferol, plant compounds that have been studied in laboratory research for their antioxidant activity. Rinse off excess salt or brine, then use capers in sauces, dressings, pastas, fish dishes and salads.

Polyols

SorbitolNot a source

Source: Measured value (BLS 4.0)

What this means

This is caper's own sorbitol content, not a recipe amount. Sorbitol is a polyol — a type of sugar alcohol — calculated from two official food-composition databases, Germany's Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS 4.0) and the French Ciqual table. Recipes are evaluated separately against a 0.20 g threshold (a per-serving cutoff from Varney et al. 2017, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, applied to one reference serving of the recipe) — an ingredient's own figure isn't directly comparable to that number, since a recipe combines several ingredients in different amounts. This describes the food, not a guarantee about how your body will respond to it.

Sugars

Total fructoseNot a source

Excess fructoseNot a source

Source: Measured value (BLS 4.0)

What this means

These are caper's own fructose figures, not a recipe amount. Total fructose is how much fructose the food contains. Excess fructose is fructose minus glucose, counted only when positive, since glucose helps the body absorb fructose — it is the figure behind the "Low fructose" filter and the recipe figures. When measured, both come from two official food-composition databases, Germany's Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS 4.0) and the French Ciqual table. Recipes are evaluated separately against a 0.40 g threshold of excess fructose (a per-serving cutoff from Varney et al. 2017, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, applied to one reference serving of the recipe) — an ingredient's own figure isn't directly comparable to that number, since a recipe combines several ingredients in different amounts. This describes the food, not a guarantee about how your body will respond to it.

Sources

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