Sardines vs. Sturgeon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sardines and sturgeon

Sardines have more vitamin B12, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and copper; however, sturgeon is higher in vitamin D*, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12 268% more than sturgeon.
Sardines have 22 times more calcium than sturgeon. While sardines have 382mg of calcium, sturgeon has only 17mg.
Sturgeon has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone and Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sardines

Sturgeon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2147.1%
Contains more IronIron	+224.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+142.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+260%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+225.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.5%

~equal in Potassium ~364mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sardines

Sturgeon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+223.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+257.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2500%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+168.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+721.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	8.94µg	2.5µg	268%
Selenium	52.7µg	16.2µg	66%
Vitamin D	4.8µg	12.9µg	41%
Vitamin D*	193 IU	515 IU	40%
Calcium	382mg	17mg	37%
Phosphorus	490mg	271mg	31%
Vitamin B3	5.245mg	10.1mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.148g	0.885g	28%
Vitamin A	32µg	263µg	26%
Iron	2.92mg	0.9mg	25%
Cholesterol	142mg	77mg	22%
Copper	0.186mg	0.053mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.09mg	11%
Fats	11.45g	5.18g	10%
Sodium	307mg	69mg	10%
Vitamin E	2.04mg	0.63mg	9%
Protein	24.62g	20.7g	8%
Zinc	1.31mg	0.54mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.642mg	0.87mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.23mg	5%
Calories	208kcal	135kcal	4%
Manganese	0.108mg	0.03mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.869g	2.486g	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0.1µg	2%
Folate	10µg	17µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.528g	1.173g	2%
Magnesium	39mg	45mg	1%
Potassium	397mg	364mg	1%
Choline	75mg	70mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	84kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	48g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.9	2.9	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.08mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.276mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.079mg	0.907mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.134mg	0.954mg	0%
Leucine	2.001mg	1.682mg	0%
Lysine	2.26mg	1.901mg	0%
Methionine	0.729mg	0.613mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg	0.808mg	0%
Valine	1.268mg	1.066mg	0%
Histidine	0.725mg	0.609mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.473g	0.249g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.509g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.058g	N/A