Caviar vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between caviar and tuna

Caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, choline, vitamin B5, and magnesium, while tuna has more vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6.
Caviar covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 735% more than tuna.
Caviar contains 28 times more sodium than tuna. While caviar contains 1500mg of sodium, tuna contains only 54mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry 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

Tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+614.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6775%
Contains more IronIron	+1191.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+155.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+284.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+191.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~333mg

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

Tuna

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+45%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1131.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+551.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+947.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+751.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2400%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18291.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+224.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	2.35µg	735%
Cholesterol	588mg	47mg	180%
Iron	11.88mg	0.92mg	137%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	22.07mg	137%
Selenium	65.5µg	108.2µg	78%
Choline	490.9mg	77.6mg	75%
Sodium	1500mg	54mg	63%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.334mg	63%
Magnesium	300mg	42mg	61%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	1.038mg	55%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	0.175g	48%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.137mg	37%
Vitamin A	271µg	22µg	28%
Fats	17.9g	0.59g	27%
Calcium	275mg	4mg	27%
Saturated fat	4.06g	0.205g	18%
Folate	50µg	2µg	12%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	0.29mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	0.138g	11%
Potassium	181mg	527mg	10%
Protein	24.6g	29.15g	9%
Calories	264kcal	130kcal	7%
Copper	0.11mg	0.043mg	7%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	2µg	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.45mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.134mg	5%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	82 IU	4%
Phosphorus	356mg	333mg	3%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.013mg	2%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	45kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	77g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.6µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.02g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.313mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	1.224mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	2.27mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	2.565mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.827mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	1.091mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.822mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A