Caviar vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between caviar and yolk?
- Caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, and selenium, yet yolk is higher in choline, folate, and vitamin D.
- Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 752% more.
- Caviar has 60 times more magnesium than yolk. While caviar has 300mg of magnesium, yolk has only 5mg.
- The amount of sodium in yolk is lower.
We used Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +5900% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +113.2% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +66.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +335.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +42.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +17% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +142.1% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +17.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +17.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +925.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +40.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +36.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +86.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +16.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +192% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +67.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 20µg | 1.95µg | 752% |
| Cholesterol | 588mg | 1085mg | 166% |
| Iron | 11.88mg | 2.73mg | 114% |
| Magnesium | 300mg | 5mg | 70% |
| Sodium | 1500mg | 48mg | 63% |
| Choline | 490.9mg | 820.2mg | 60% |
| Saturated fat | 4.06g | 9.551g | 25% |
| Folate | 50µg | 146µg | 24% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 7.405g | 4.204g | 21% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.631g | 11.738g | 18% |
| Protein | 24.6g | 15.86g | 17% |
| Selenium | 65.5µg | 56µg | 17% |
| Calcium | 275mg | 129mg | 15% |
| Vitamin D | 2.9µg | 5.4µg | 13% |
| Fats | 17.9g | 26.54g | 13% |
| Vitamin D | 117IU | 218IU | 13% |
| Zinc | 0.95mg | 2.3mg | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 271µg | 381µg | 12% |
| Vitamin B5 | 3.5mg | 2.99mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.62mg | 0.528mg | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 1.89mg | 2.58mg | 5% |
| Phosphorus | 356mg | 390mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.11mg | 0.077mg | 4% |
| Calories | 264kcal | 322kcal | 3% |
| Potassium | 181mg | 109mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.32mg | 0.35mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.12mg | 0.024mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.19mg | 0.176mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 4g | 3.59g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 4g | 3.59g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0g | 0.56g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.05mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.6µg | 0.7µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.323mg | 0.177mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.263mg | 0.687mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.035mg | 0.866mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.133mg | 1.399mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.834mg | 1.217mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.646mg | 0.378mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.071mg | 0.681mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.263mg | 0.949mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.649mg | 0.416mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.07g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 2.741g | 0.011g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 3.8g | 0.114g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.229g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +55.1% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +11.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +252.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +48.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +10.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -57.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +76.1% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +153.5% |
