Sturgeon vs. Sardines — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sturgeon and sardines

Sturgeon has more vitamin D*, vitamin B3, and vitamin A; however, sardines are higher in vitamin B12, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and copper.
Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12 268% more than sturgeon.
Sturgeon has 8 times more vitamin A than sardines. While sturgeon has 263µg of vitamin A, sardines have only 32µg.
Sturgeon has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sturgeon

Sardines

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2147.1%
Contains more IronIron	+224.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+250.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+142.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+260%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+225.3%

~equal in Potassium ~397mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sturgeon

Sardines

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+168.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+721.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+223.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+257.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	8.94µg	268%
Selenium	16.2µg	52.7µg	66%
Vitamin D	12.9µg	4.8µg	41%
Vitamin D*	515 IU	193 IU	40%
Calcium	17mg	382mg	37%
Phosphorus	271mg	490mg	31%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	5.245mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	5.148g	28%
Vitamin A	263µg	32µg	26%
Iron	0.9mg	2.92mg	25%
Cholesterol	77mg	142mg	22%
Copper	0.053mg	0.186mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.227mg	11%
Fats	5.18g	11.45g	10%
Sodium	69mg	307mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	2.04mg	9%
Protein	20.7g	24.62g	8%
Zinc	0.54mg	1.31mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.642mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.167mg	5%
Calories	135kcal	208kcal	4%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.108mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	3.869g	3%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.6µg	2%
Folate	17µg	10µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.173g	1.528g	2%
Magnesium	45mg	39mg	1%
Potassium	364mg	397mg	1%
Choline	70mg	75mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	84kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	5.9	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.08mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.276mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	1.079mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.134mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	2.001mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	2.26mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.729mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.961mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.268mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.725mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.249g	0.473g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.119g	0.509g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.058g	0g	N/A