Caviar vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between caviar and anchovies

Caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while anchovies have more vitamin B3.
Caviar covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 807% more than anchovies.
Caviar contains 14 times more sodium than anchovies. While caviar contains 1500mg of sodium, anchovies contain only 104mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, anchovy, european, raw.

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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

Anchovies

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+631.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.1%
Contains more IronIron	+265.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+104.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+79.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+111.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+91.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%

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

Anchovies

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1706.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+231.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+142.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+442.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+123.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3125.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+455.6%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+11586.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	0.62µg	808%
Cholesterol	588mg	60mg	176%
Iron	11.88mg	3.25mg	108%
Choline	490.9mg		89%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	14.024mg	87%
Magnesium	300mg	41mg	62%
Sodium	1500mg	104mg	61%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.645mg	57%
Selenium	65.5µg	36.5µg	53%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	1.637g	38%
Vitamin A	271µg	15µg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.256mg	28%
Phosphorus	356mg	174mg	26%
Fats	17.9g	4.84g	20%
Vitamin D*	117 IU		15%
Vitamin D	2.9µg		15%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.143mg	14%
Calcium	275mg	147mg	13%
Saturated fat	4.06g	1.282g	13%
Copper	0.11mg	0.211mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.055mg	11%
Folate	50µg	9µg	10%
Protein	24.6g	20.35g	9%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	0.57mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	1.182g	9%
Calories	264kcal	131kcal	7%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.72mg	7%
Potassium	181mg	383mg	6%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.07mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.6µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.228mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	0.892mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	1.654mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	1.869mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.602mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.794mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.048mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.599mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.538g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.911g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.029g	N/A