Caviar vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between caviar and lamb

Caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, choline, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B5; however, lamb has more vitamin B3 and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 727% higher.
Lamb has 21 times less sodium than caviar. Caviar has 1500mg of sodium, while lamb has 72mg.

Food types used in this article are Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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

Lamb

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1204.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1517.6%
Contains more IronIron	+531.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+89.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+127.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+148.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+369.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.119mg

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

Lamb

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+148%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+430.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+684.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+177.8%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+666.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	2.55µg	727%
Cholesterol	588mg	97mg	164%
Iron	11.88mg	1.88mg	125%
Choline	490.9mg	93.7mg	72%
Selenium	65.5µg	26.4µg	71%
Magnesium	300mg	23mg	66%
Sodium	1500mg	72mg	62%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.66mg	57%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	6.66mg	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	1.51g	39%
Zinc	0.95mg	4.46mg	32%
Vitamin A	271µg	0µg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.25mg	28%
Calcium	275mg	17mg	26%
Phosphorus	356mg	188mg	24%
Saturated fat	4.06g	8.83g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.13mg	15%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	2 IU	14%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	0.1µg	14%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	0.14mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	8.82g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.1mg	8%
Folate	50µg	18µg	8%
Fats	17.9g	20.94g	5%
Potassium	181mg	310mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	4.6µg	3%
Calories	264kcal	294kcal	2%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Copper	0.11mg	0.119mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.022mg	1%
Protein	24.6g	24.52g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	120kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.287mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	1.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	1.183mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	2.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.629mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.998mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.777mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0g	N/A