Sturgeon vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sturgeon and caviar?

Sturgeon is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin D*, yet caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, choline, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 729% more.
Sturgeon has 84 times more vitamin B3 than caviar. While sturgeon has 10.1mg of vitamin B3, caviar has only 0.12mg.
The amount of cholesterol in sturgeon is lower.

We used Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular types 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.

Sturgeon

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1517.6%
Contains more IronIron	+1220%
Contains more CopperCopper	+107.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+304.3%

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.

Sturgeon

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+8316.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+588.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+302.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+194.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~271µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	20µg	729%
Cholesterol	77mg	588mg	170%
Iron	0.9mg	11.88mg	137%
Selenium	16.2µg	65.5µg	90%
Choline	70mg	490.9mg	77%
Sodium	69mg	1500mg	62%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	0.12mg	62%
Magnesium	45mg	300mg	61%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	3.5mg	53%
Vitamin D*	515 IU	117 IU	50%
Vitamin D	12.9µg	2.9µg	50%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	7.405g	43%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.62mg	41%
Calcium	17mg	275mg	26%
Fats	5.18g	17.9g	20%
Saturated fat	1.173g	4.06g	13%
Phosphorus	271mg	356mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.19mg	9%
Protein	20.7g	24.6g	8%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.89mg	8%
Folate	17µg	50µg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.32mg	7%
Calories	135kcal	264kcal	6%
Copper	0.053mg	0.11mg	6%
Potassium	364mg	181mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	4.631g	5%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.95mg	4%
Carbs	0g	4g	1%
Vitamin A	263µg	271µg	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.05mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.249g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.119g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.058g	0.229g	N/A