Butter vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter and caviar?

Butter is higher in fats, yet caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, choline, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 826% more.
Butter has 12 times more saturated fat than caviar. While butter has 50.489g of saturated fat, caviar has only 4.06g.

We used Butter, without salt and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular types 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.

Butter

Caviar

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1045.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+654.2%
Contains more IronIron	+59300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+587.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+955.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1383.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+6450%

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.

Butter

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+152.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1066.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1723.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+3081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+11664.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1566.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	20µg	826%
Saturated fat	50.489g	4.06g	211%
Iron	0.02mg	11.88mg	148%
Cholesterol	215mg	588mg	124%
Selenium	1µg	65.5µg	117%
Fats	81.11g	17.9g	97%
Choline	18.8mg	490.9mg	86%
Magnesium	2mg	300mg	71%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	3.5mg	68%
Sodium	11mg	1500mg	65%
Protein	0.85g	24.6g	48%
Phosphorus	24mg	356mg	47%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	4.631g	47%
Vitamin A	684µg	271µg	46%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.62mg	45%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	7.405g	29%
Calcium	24mg	275mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.32mg	24%
Calories	717kcal	264kcal	23%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	117 IU	15%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.9µg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.19mg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Folate	3µg	50µg	12%
Copper	0.016mg	0.11mg	10%
Zinc	0.09mg	0.95mg	8%
Potassium	24mg	181mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	0.6µg	5%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	1.89mg	3%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.05mg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	4g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	3	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	4g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.12mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.229g	N/A