Caviar vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caviar and pollock different?

Caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, choline, vitamin B5, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, pollock is richer in vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 681% higher.
Caviar contains 21 times more iron than pollock. While caviar contains 11.88mg of iron, pollock contains only 0.56mg.
Pollock has less cholesterol.

Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.

Caviar

Pollock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+270.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+281.9%
Contains more IronIron	+2021.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+177.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+137.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.1%

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.

Caviar

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1494.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+575%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+178%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+710.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+446.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1566.7%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+3190.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.329mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	3.66µg	681%
Cholesterol	588mg	86mg	167%
Iron	11.88mg	0.56mg	142%
Choline	490.9mg	91.6mg	73%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.432mg	61%
Magnesium	300mg	81mg	52%
Sodium	1500mg	419mg	47%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	0.583g	45%
Selenium	65.5µg	44.1µg	39%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.223mg	31%
Vitamin A	271µg	17µg	28%
Fats	17.9g	1.18g	26%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	3.949mg	24%
Calcium	275mg	72mg	20%
Saturated fat	4.06g	0.159g	18%
Phosphorus	356mg	267mg	13%
Folate	50µg	3µg	12%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	0.28mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.054mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	0.134g	11%
Calories	264kcal	111kcal	8%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	51 IU	8%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	1.3µg	8%
Potassium	181mg	430mg	7%
Copper	0.11mg	0.06mg	6%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.57mg	3%
Protein	24.6g	23.48g	2%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.018mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.329mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.6µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.027g	N/A