Caviar vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between caviar and oysters

Caviar has more vitamin B12, choline, magnesium, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B2, while oysters has more zinc and copper.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 706% higher.
Oysters contains 9 times less sodium than caviar. Caviar contains 1500mg of sodium, while oysters contains 166mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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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

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+757.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+137.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.2%
Contains more IronIron	+29%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.8%

Contains more CopperCopper	+5088.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+8173.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1082%

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

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+942.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+427.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+244.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+683%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+424.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+257.1%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1441.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.95mg	78.6mg	706%
Copper	0.11mg	5.707mg	622%
Cholesterol	588mg	79mg	170%
Vitamin B12	20µg	17.5µg	104%
Choline	490.9mg	130mg	66%
Magnesium	300mg	35mg	63%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.447mg	61%
Sodium	1500mg	166mg	58%
Selenium	65.5µg	39.5µg	47%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	1.056g	42%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.18mg	34%
Iron	11.88mg	9.21mg	33%
Vitamin A	271µg	26µg	27%
Protein	24.6g	11.42g	26%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.591mg	24%
Phosphorus	356mg	194mg	23%
Fats	17.9g	3.42g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.061mg	20%
Calcium	275mg	116mg	16%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	0µg	15%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	2 IU	14%
Saturated fat	4.06g	0.948g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.036mg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	1.85mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	0.506g	10%
Folate	50µg	14µg	9%
Calories	264kcal	102kcal	8%
Potassium	181mg	139mg	1%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	1.7mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	4g	5.45g	N/A
Carbs	4g	5.45g	0%
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A