Salmon vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salmon and caviar different?

Salmon is higher in vitamin D* and vitamin B3; however, caviar is richer in vitamin B12, iron, choline, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for caviar is 717% higher.
Salmon contains 67 times more vitamin B3 than caviar. While salmon contains 8.045mg of vitamin B3, caviar contains only 0.12mg.
Salmon has less cholesterol.

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

Salmon

Caviar

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

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%

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.

Salmon

Caviar

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%

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%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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