Capers nutrition and facts

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Capers

You may not know it, but capers are actually a category of fruit.

Typically served alongside salmon and horseradish sauce, capers are a pea-sized green fruit native to parts of the Mediterranean and Asia.

Botanically speaking, capers are flower buds from the caper bush; they are picked and then pickled.

As a result, capers have a sharp and salty taste due to the lengthy amount of time in brine.

However, the taste is very unique and interesting, and capers are very flavorful.

The contrasting flavors match particularly well with fish, which is probably why they’re often served with salmon.

In terms of nutrition, here’s a rundown per ounce (28g) serving (11);