Caviar vs. Eel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caviar and eels different?

Caviar is richer in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2, while eels are higher in vitamin A and vitamin B3.
Caviar covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 713% more than eels.
Caviar contains 23 times more sodium than eels. Caviar contains 1500mg of sodium, while eels contain 65mg.

Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Caviar

Eel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1053.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+957.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1756.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+279.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+689.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.7%

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.

Caviar

Eel

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1115.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+315.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+592%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+194.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3639.2%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.183mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	2.89µg	713%
Cholesterol	588mg	161mg	142%
Iron	11.88mg	0.64mg	141%
Selenium	65.5µg	8.3µg	104%
Vitamin A	271µg	1137µg	96%
Choline	490.9mg		89%
Magnesium	300mg	26mg	65%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.28mg	64%
Sodium	1500mg	65mg	62%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.051mg	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	1.214g	41%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	4.487mg	27%
Calcium	275mg	26mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.077mg	19%
Vitamin D*	117 IU		15%
Vitamin D	2.9µg		15%
Vitamin E	1.89mg		13%
Phosphorus	356mg	277mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	9.218g	11%
Zinc	0.95mg	2.08mg	10%
Copper	0.11mg	0.029mg	9%
Folate	50µg	17µg	8%
Fats	17.9g	14.95g	5%
Potassium	181mg	349mg	5%
Saturated fat	4.06g	3.023g	5%
Protein	24.6g	23.65g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Calories	264kcal	236kcal	1%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.183mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.5	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.05mg	0.04mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	1.037mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	1.09mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	1.922mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	2.171mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.923mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.218mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.108g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.095g	N/A