Caviar vs. Sturgeon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between caviar and sturgeon?

Caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, choline, magnesium, and vitamin B5, yet sturgeon is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin D*.
Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 729% more.
Caviar has 22 times more sodium than sturgeon. While caviar has 1500mg of sodium, sturgeon has only 69mg.

We used Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types 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

Sturgeon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1517.6%
Contains more IronIron	+1220%
Contains more CopperCopper	+107.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+304.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.4%

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.

Caviar

Sturgeon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+588.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+302.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+194.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+8316.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~263µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	2.5µg	729%
Cholesterol	588mg	77mg	170%
Iron	11.88mg	0.9mg	137%
Selenium	65.5µg	16.2µg	90%
Choline	490.9mg	70mg	77%
Sodium	1500mg	69mg	62%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	10.1mg	62%
Magnesium	300mg	45mg	61%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.87mg	53%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	515 IU	50%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	12.9µg	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	0.885g	43%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.09mg	41%
Calcium	275mg	17mg	26%
Fats	17.9g	5.18g	20%
Saturated fat	4.06g	1.173g	13%
Phosphorus	356mg	271mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.08mg	9%
Protein	24.6g	20.7g	8%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	0.63mg	8%
Folate	50µg	17µg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.23mg	7%
Calories	264kcal	135kcal	6%
Copper	0.11mg	0.053mg	6%
Potassium	181mg	364mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	2.486g	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.54mg	4%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Vitamin A	271µg	263µg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.03mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.6µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	0.907mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	0.954mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	1.682mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	1.901mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.613mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.808mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.066mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.609mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.249g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.058g	N/A