Caviar vs. Shark — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caviar and shark different?

Caviar is higher than shark in vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium.
Caviar covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 783% more than shark.
Caviar contains 12 times more sodium than shark. Caviar contains 1500mg of sodium, while shark contains 122mg.

Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried types were 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

Shark

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+597.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.8%
Contains more IronIron	+970.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+161.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+97.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+92.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-91.9%

~equal in Manganese ~0.05mg

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

Shark

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+401.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+163.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+539.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+464.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1552.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+2219.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	20µg	1.21µg	783%
Cholesterol	588mg	59mg	176%
Iron	11.88mg	1.11mg	135%
Choline	490.9mg		89%
Magnesium	300mg	43mg	61%
Sodium	1500mg	122mg	60%
Vitamin B5	3.5mg	0.62mg	58%
Selenium	65.5µg	34µg	57%
Vitamin B2	0.62mg	0.097mg	40%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.405g	3.701g	25%
Vitamin A	271µg	54µg	24%
Calcium	275mg	50mg	23%
Phosphorus	356mg	194mg	23%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	2.783mg	17%
Vitamin D*	117 IU		15%
Vitamin D	2.9µg		15%
Vitamin E	1.89mg		13%
Protein	24.6g	18.62g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.072mg	10%
Folate	50µg	15µg	9%
Copper	0.11mg	0.042mg	8%
Fats	17.9g	13.82g	6%
Zinc	0.95mg	0.48mg	4%
Saturated fat	4.06g	3.205g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.631g	5.935g	3%
Calories	264kcal	228kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.32mg	0.3mg	2%
Carbs	4g	6.39g	1%
Potassium	181mg	155mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.6µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.3g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	107kcal	122kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3	N/A
Net carbs	4g	6.39g	N/A
Manganese	0.05mg	0.05mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.212mg	0%
Threonine	1.263mg	0.843mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.035mg	0.867mg	0%
Leucine	2.133mg	1.515mg	0%
Lysine	1.834mg	1.634mg	0%
Methionine	0.646mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.071mg	0.75mg	0%
Valine	1.263mg	0.965mg	0%
Histidine	0.649mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	2.741g	0.258g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	3.8g	0.431g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.229g	0.089g	N/A