Peanut vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peanuts and caviar different?

Peanuts are higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B3, and folate; however, caviar is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, and choline.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 833% higher.
Peanuts contain 101 times more vitamin B3 than caviar. While peanuts contain 12.066mg of vitamin B3, caviar contains only 0.12mg.
Peanuts have less sodium.
Caviar has a lower glycemic index (0) than peanuts (13).

Peanuts, all types, raw and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular are the varieties used 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.

Peanut

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+289.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+940%
Contains more ZincZinc	+244.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3768%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+78.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+198.9%
Contains more IronIron	+159.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+809.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~356mg

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.

Peanut

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+340.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+236.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+9955%
Contains more FolateFolate	+380%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+359.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	20µg	833%
Cholesterol	0mg	588mg	196%
Copper	1.144mg	0.11mg	115%
Selenium	7.2µg	65.5µg	106%
Iron	4.58mg	11.88mg	91%
Manganese	1.934mg	0.05mg	82%
Choline	52.5mg	490.9mg	80%
Vitamin B3	12.066mg	0.12mg	75%
Sodium	18mg	1500mg	64%
Polyunsaturated fat	15.558g	7.405g	54%
Monounsaturated fat	24.426g	4.631g	49%
Fats	49.24g	17.9g	48%
Folate	240µg	50µg	48%
Vitamin E	8.33mg	1.89mg	43%
Vitamin B1	0.64mg	0.19mg	38%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.62mg	37%
Vitamin B5	1.767mg	3.5mg	35%
Fiber	8.5g	0g	34%
Magnesium	168mg	300mg	31%
Vitamin A	0µg	271µg	30%
Zinc	3.27mg	0.95mg	21%
Calcium	92mg	275mg	18%
Calories	567kcal	264kcal	15%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	117 IU	15%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.9µg	15%
Potassium	705mg	181mg	15%
Saturated fat	6.279g	4.06g	10%
Carbs	16.13g	4g	4%
Phosphorus	376mg	356mg	3%
Protein	25.8g	24.6g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.32mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	220kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	3	N/A
Net carbs	7.63g	4g	N/A
Sugar	4.72g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.25mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.883mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.907mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.672mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	0.926mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.317mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.377mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	1.082mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	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