Catfish vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between catfish and caviar?

Caviar is richer than catfish in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, choline, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 718% more.
The amount of cholesterol in catfish is lower.

We used Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular 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.

Catfish

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+102.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1204.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2955.6%
Contains more IronIron	+4142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+182.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+177.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+561.6%

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.

Catfish

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2023.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+316.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+866.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+27000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+94.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+691.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+520%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+331.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+619.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+316.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	20µg	718%
Cholesterol	66mg	588mg	174%
Iron	0.28mg	11.88mg	145%
Selenium	9.9µg	65.5µg	101%
Choline	78.7mg	490.9mg	75%
Magnesium	23mg	300mg	66%
Sodium	119mg	1500mg	60%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	3.5mg	54%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.62mg	40%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	7.405g	40%
Vitamin A	1µg	271µg	30%
Calcium	9mg	275mg	27%
Fats	7.19g	17.9g	16%
Phosphorus	247mg	356mg	16%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	0.12mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.19mg	14%
Vitamin D*	10 IU	117 IU	13%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	2.9µg	13%
Protein	18.44g	24.6g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.32mg	11%
Saturated fat	1.586g	4.06g	11%
Folate	12µg	50µg	10%
Copper	0.039mg	0.11mg	8%
Calories	144kcal	264kcal	6%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	1.89mg	6%
Potassium	366mg	181mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	4.631g	4%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.95mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.6µg	2%
Carbs	0g	4g	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.05mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	78kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4g	N/A
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.229g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g		N/A