Caviar vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caviar and salmon different?

Caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, choline, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B5; however, salmon is richer in vitamin D* and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 717% higher.
Caviar contains 35 times more iron than salmon. While caviar contains 11.88mg of iron, salmon contains only 0.34mg.
Salmon has less sodium.

Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat 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

Salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1733.3%
Contains more IronIron	+3394.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+124.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+120.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+212.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+58.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+112.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.9%

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

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+292.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+359.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+614.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+47.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+351.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6604.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	2.8µg	717%
Cholesterol	588mg	63mg	175%
Iron	11.88mg	0.34mg	144%
Choline	490.9mg	90.5mg	73%
Magnesium	300mg	30mg	64%
Sodium	1500mg	61mg	63%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	526 IU	51%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	13.1µg	51%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	8.045mg	50%
Selenium	65.5µg	41.4µg	44%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	1.475mg	41%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.135mg	37%
Calcium	275mg	15mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.647mg	25%
Vitamin A	271µg	69µg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	4.553g	19%
Phosphorus	356mg	252mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.34mg	13%
Fats	17.9g	12.35g	9%
Saturated fat	4.06g	2.397g	8%
Copper	0.11mg	0.049mg	7%
Potassium	181mg	384mg	6%
Protein	24.6g	22.1g	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.43mg	5%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	1.14mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Folate	50µg	34µg	4%
Calories	264kcal	206kcal	3%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.016mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	4.181g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.6	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.6µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.17g	N/A