Eel vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are eels and caviar different?

Eels are richer in vitamin A and vitamin B3, while caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
Caviar covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 713% more than eels.
Eels contain 37 times more vitamin B3 than caviar. Eels contain 4.487mg of vitamin B3, while caviar contains 0.12mg.
Eels are lower in cholesterol.

Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular types were 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.

Eel

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1053.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+957.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1756.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+279.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+689.2%

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.

Eel

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3639.2%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1115.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+315.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+592%
Contains more FolateFolate	+194.1%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.89µg	20µg	713%
Cholesterol	161mg	588mg	142%
Iron	0.64mg	11.88mg	141%
Selenium	8.3µg	65.5µg	104%
Vitamin A	1137µg	271µg	96%
Choline		490.9mg	89%
Magnesium	26mg	300mg	65%
Vitamin B5	0.28mg	3.5mg	64%
Sodium	65mg	1500mg	62%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.62mg	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.214g	7.405g	41%
Vitamin B3	4.487mg	0.12mg	27%
Calcium	26mg	275mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.32mg	19%
Vitamin D*		117 IU	15%
Vitamin D		2.9µg	15%
Vitamin E		1.89mg	13%
Phosphorus	277mg	356mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	9.218g	4.631g	11%
Zinc	2.08mg	0.95mg	10%
Copper	0.029mg	0.11mg	9%
Folate	17µg	50µg	8%
Fats	14.95g	17.9g	5%
Potassium	349mg	181mg	5%
Saturated fat	3.023g	4.06g	5%
Protein	23.65g	24.6g	2%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Calories	236kcal	264kcal	1%
Carbs	0g	4g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4g	N/A
Manganese	0.04mg	0.05mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	1.037mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.09mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.922mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	2.171mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.923mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	1.218mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.108g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.081g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.095g	0.229g	N/A