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Chorizo vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chorizo and caviar

  • Chorizo has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3, while caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, selenium, choline, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 750% higher.
  • Caviar contains 43 times less vitamin B3 than chorizo. Chorizo contains 5.131mg of vitamin B3, while caviar contains 0.12mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in caviar is lower.
  • Caviar has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of caviar is 0, while the glycemic index of chorizo is 28.

The food types used in this comparison are Chorizo, pork, and beef and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.4% 35% 60% 27% 93% 64% 161% 5.2% 115%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 214% 83% 16% 446% 37% 26% 153% 196% 6.5% 357%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +258.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3337.5%
Contains more IronIron +647.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +210.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 23% 158% 69% 96% 67% 122% 250% 4% 1.5% 53%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 90% 38% 44% 48% 143% 2.3% 210% 74% 2500% 1.5% 38% 268%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +231.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4175.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +759.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +900%
Contains more FolateFolate +2400%
Contains more CholineCholine +407.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chorizo Caviar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2µg 20µg 750%
Cholesterol 88mg 588mg 167%
Iron 1.59mg 11.88mg 129%
Selenium 21.1µg 65.5µg 81%
Choline 96.7mg 490.9mg 72%
Magnesium 18mg 300mg 67%
Vitamin B5 1.12mg 3.5mg 48%
Saturated fat 14.38g 4.06g 47%
Vitamin B1 0.63mg 0.19mg 37%
Monounsaturated fat 18.4g 4.631g 34%
Vitamin B3 5.131mg 0.12mg 31%
Fats 38.27g 17.9g 31%
Vitamin A 0µg 271µg 30%
Phosphorus 150mg 356mg 29%
Calcium 8mg 275mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 7.405g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.62mg 25%
Zinc 3.41mg 0.95mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.53mg 0.32mg 16%
Sodium 1235mg 1500mg 12%
Folate 2µg 50µg 12%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1.89mg 11%
Calories 455kcal 264kcal 10%
Vitamin D 61IU 117IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.5µg 2.9µg 7%
Potassium 398mg 181mg 6%
Copper 0.08mg 0.11mg 3%
Protein 24.1g 24.6g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.6µg 1%
Carbs 1.86g 4g 1%
Net carbs 1.86g 4g N/A
Manganese 0.04mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.323mg 0%
Threonine 1.473mg 1.263mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.206mg 1.035mg 0%
Leucine 1.708mg 2.133mg 0%
Lysine 2.414mg 1.834mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.646mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 1.071mg 0%
Valine 0.914mg 1.263mg 0%
Histidine 0.721mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 38% 2% 32% 4%
Protein: 24.1 g
Fats: 38.27 g
Carbs: 1.86 g
Water: 31.85 g
Other: 3.92 g
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25% 18% 4% 48% 6%
Protein: 24.6 g
Fats: 17.9 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 47.5 g
Other: 6 g
Contains more FatsFats +113.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +115.1%
Contains more WaterWater +49.1%
Contains more OtherOther +53.1%
~equal in Protein ~24.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 51% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.38 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
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25% 29% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.631 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.405 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +297.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +114%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chorizo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173859/nutrients
  2. Caviar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174188/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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