Caviar vs. Sardines — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between caviar and sardines

Caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, choline, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and selenium; however, sardines are richer in vitamin B3.
Caviar covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 461% more than sardines.
Sardines have 8 times less magnesium than caviar. Caviar has 300mg of magnesium, while sardines have 39mg.
Sardines contain less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone.

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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

Sardines

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+669.2%
Contains more IronIron	+306.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+119.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+69.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+116%

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

Sardines

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+746.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+173.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+445.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+123.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4270.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+333.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~2.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	8.94µg	461%
Cholesterol	588mg	142mg	149%
Iron	11.88mg	2.92mg	112%
Choline	490.9mg	75mg	76%
Magnesium	300mg	39mg	62%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.642mg	57%
Sodium	1500mg	307mg	52%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	5.245mg	32%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.227mg	30%
Vitamin A	271µg	32µg	27%
Selenium	65.5µg	52.7µg	23%
Phosphorus	356mg	490mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	5.148g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.167mg	12%
Saturated fat	4.06g	1.528g	12%
Calcium	275mg	382mg	11%
Fats	17.9g	11.45g	10%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	193 IU	10%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	4.8µg	10%
Folate	50µg	10µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.08mg	9%
Copper	0.11mg	0.186mg	8%
Potassium	181mg	397mg	6%
Calories	264kcal	208kcal	3%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.31mg	3%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.108mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	2.6µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	3.869g	2%
Carbs	4g	0g	1%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	2.04mg	1%
Protein	24.6g	24.62g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	84kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	5.9	N/A
Net carbs	4g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.276mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	1.079mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	1.134mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	2.001mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	2.26mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.729mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.961mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.268mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.725mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.473g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.509g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0g	N/A