Caviar vs. Parmesan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between caviar and parmesan

Caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, choline, magnesium, vitamin B5, and selenium; however, parmesan has more calcium and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 775% higher.
Parmesan has 35 times less choline than caviar. Caviar has 490.9mg of choline, while parmesan has 14.1mg.
Parmesan is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Cheese, parmesan, grated.

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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

Parmesan

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+782.4%
Contains more IronIron	+2324.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+175%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+90.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+210.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+342.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42%

~equal in Potassium ~180mg

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

Parmesan

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+480%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+256.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+630.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+295.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1328.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+733.3%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~262µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	1.4µg	775%
Cholesterol	588mg	86mg	167%
Iron	11.88mg	0.49mg	142%
Choline	490.9mg	14.1mg	87%
Magnesium	300mg	34mg	63%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.45mg	61%
Calcium	275mg	853mg	58%
Selenium	65.5µg	34.4µg	57%
Saturated fat	4.06g	15.371g	51%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	1.386g	40%
Phosphorus	356mg	627mg	39%
Zinc	0.95mg	4.2mg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.358mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.081mg	18%
Fats	17.9g	27.84g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.026mg	14%
Sodium	1500mg	1804mg	13%
Vitamin D*	117 IU	21 IU	12%
Vitamin D	2.9µg	0.5µg	12%
Folate	50µg	6µg	11%
Vitamin E	1.89mg	0.53mg	9%
Calories	264kcal	420kcal	8%
Protein	24.6g	28.42g	8%
Copper	0.11mg	0.04mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	7.13g	6%
Carbs	4g	13.91g	3%
Vitamin A	271µg	262µg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.071mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg	1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	148kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	0.55	N/A
Net carbs	4g	13.91g	N/A
Potassium	181mg	180mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.07g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	0.08mg	0%
Trans fat		0.876g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.383mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	1.075mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	1.455mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	2.747mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	2.201mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.751mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	1.538mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	1.865mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.806mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.102g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.87g	N/A