SubsttitueTry Capers For Salt

1. Anticarcinogens: Capers and their uses on Dr. Oz show and was impressed to add them to my diet because of the salt (substitute) benefits along with their healthy influences. Celery and/or/ its seed will act as a salt substitute also. Dash is a salt sub found at the super markets in many varieties of flavors.
2. In Greek popular medicine, a herbal tea made of caper root and young shoots is considered beneficial against rheumatism. Dioscoride (MM 2.204t)[clarification needed] also provides instructions on the use of sprouts, roots, leaves and seeds in the treatment of strangury and inflammation.
   Medicinal properties
   Different flavonoids were identified in caper bush and capers: rutin (quercetin 3-rutinoside), quercetin 7-rutinoside, quercetin 3-glucoside-7-rhamnoside, kaempferol-3-rutinoside, kaempferol-3-glucoside, and kaempferol-3-rhamnorutinoside. Rutin has no known toxicity. Capers contain more quercetin per weight than any other plant.
   In fact, the hydrolysis products of indol-3-ylmethyl glucosinolates have anticarcinogenic effects. Glucosinolates are known to possess goitrogenic (anti-thyroid) activity. Rutin and quercetin may contribute to cancer prevention. Selenium, present in capers at high concentrations in comparison with other vegetable products, has been associated with the prevention of some forms of cancer.
3.  In ancient Greece caper is known as a carminative.
   In Biblical times, the caper berry was apparently supposed to have aphrodisiac properties; the Hebrew word abiyyonah (אֲבִיּוֹנָה) for caperberry is closely linked to the Hebrew root אבה, meaning "desire". The word occurs once in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, at verse 12:5.
   　
   　
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caper There is a difference between flower bud, berries and root.
4.  I loved the sauce on Dr Oz show which was a  lemon capa salad dressing. I like salt, fresh grown pepper i.e. with my salads for accent.
   Sodium is 2960 mg 197%
   2 g protein and 3 g fiber

 

 

 

Capparis spinosa, canned, Nutrient value per 100 g

(Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)

Principle	Nutrient Value	Percentage of RDA
Energy	23 Kcal	1%
Carbohydrates	4.89 g	4%
Protein	2.36 g	4%
Total Fat	0.86 g	3%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%
Dietary Fiber	3.2 g	8%
Vitamins
Folates	23 mcg	6%
Niacin	0.652 mg	4.5%
Pantothenic acid	0.027 mg	0.5%
Pyridoxine	0.023 mg	2%
Riboflavin	0.139 mg	11%
Thiamin	0.018 mg	1.5%
Vitamin A	138 IU	4%
Vitamin C	4.3 mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.88 mg	6%
Vitamin K	24.6 mcg	20.5%
Electrolytes
Sodium	2954 mg	197%
Potassium	40 mg	1%
Minerals
Calcium	40 mg	4%
Copper	0.374 mg	42%
Iron	1.67 mg	21%
Magnesium	33 mg	8%
Manganese	0.078 mg	3%
Phosphorus	10 mg	1%
Selenium	1.2 mcg	2%
Zinc	0.32 mg	3%
Phyto-nutrients
Carotene-ß	83 mcg	--
Carotene-α	0 mcg	--
Cryptoxanthin-ß	0 mcg	--
Lutein-zeaxanthin	0 mcg	--