Lamb vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lamb and caviar

Lamb has more vitamin B3 and zinc; however, caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, choline, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 727% higher.
Caviar has 56 times less vitamin B3 than lamb. Lamb has 6.66mg of vitamin B3, while caviar has 0.12mg.
Lamb is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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.

Lamb

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+369.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1204.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1517.6%
Contains more IronIron	+531.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+89.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+127.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+148.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.11mg

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.

Lamb

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+5450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+666.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+148%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+430.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+684.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+177.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	20µg	727%
Cholesterol	97mg	588mg	164%
Iron	1.88mg	11.88mg	125%
Choline	93.7mg	490.9mg	72%
Selenium	26.4µg	65.5µg	71%
Magnesium	23mg	300mg	66%
Sodium	72mg	1500mg	62%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	3.5mg	57%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	0.12mg	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	7.405g	39%
Zinc	4.46mg	0.95mg	32%
Vitamin A	0µg	271µg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.62mg	28%
Calcium	17mg	275mg	26%
Phosphorus	188mg	356mg	24%
Saturated fat	8.83g	4.06g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.32mg	15%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	117 IU	14%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	2.9µg	14%
Vitamin E	0.14mg	1.89mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	4.631g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.19mg	8%
Folate	18µg	50µg	8%
Fats	20.94g	17.9g	5%
Potassium	310mg	181mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.6µg	0.6µg	3%
Calories	294kcal	264kcal	2%
Carbs	0g	4g	1%
Copper	0.119mg	0.11mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.05mg	1%
Protein	24.52g	24.6g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.229g	N/A