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Smoked salmon vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and caviar different?

  • Smoked salmon is higher in vitamin D; however, caviar is richer in vitamin B12, iron, choline, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 698% higher.
  • Smoked salmon contains 6 times more vitamin D than caviar. While smoked salmon contains 685IU of vitamin D, caviar contains only 117IU.
  • Smoked salmon has less sodium.

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 214% 83% 16% 446% 37% 26% 153% 196% 6.5% 357%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2400%
Contains more IronIron +1297.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +206.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +194.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +102.2%
~equal in Potassium ~181mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Caviar
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 90% 38% 44% 48% 143% 2.3% 210% 74% 2500% 1.5% 38% 268%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +489.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3833.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +942.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +726.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +513.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +513.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +2400%
Contains more CholineCholine +451.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoked salmon Caviar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.26µg 20µg 698%
Cholesterol 23mg 588mg 188%
Iron 0.85mg 11.88mg 138%
Choline 89mg 490.9mg 73%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 2.9µg 71%
Vitamin D 685IU 117IU 71%
Magnesium 18mg 300mg 67%
Selenium 32.4µg 65.5µg 60%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 3.5mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.995g 7.405g 43%
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 0.62mg 40%
Sodium 672mg 1500mg 36%
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 0.12mg 29%
Phosphorus 164mg 356mg 27%
Vitamin A 26µg 271µg 27%
Calcium 11mg 275mg 26%
Fats 4.32g 17.9g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.19mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.929g 4.06g 14%
Copper 0.23mg 0.11mg 13%
Protein 18.28g 24.6g 13%
Folate 2µg 50µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 2.023g 4.631g 7%
Calories 117kcal 264kcal 7%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.95mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 1.89mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.32mg 3%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.05mg 1%
Carbs 0g 4g 1%
Net carbs 0g 4g N/A
Potassium 175mg 181mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0.323mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 1.263mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 1.035mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 2.133mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 1.834mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0.646mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 1.071mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 1.263mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0.649mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.183g 2.741g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.267g 3.8g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.073g 0.229g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Caviar
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25% 18% 4% 48% 6%
Protein: 24.6 g
Fats: 17.9 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 47.5 g
Other: 6 g
Contains more WaterWater +51.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.6%
Contains more FatsFats +314.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +11.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Caviar
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25% 29% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.631 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.405 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +644.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/nutrients
  2. Caviar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174188/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.