Tuna vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tuna and caviar

Tuna has more vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6, while caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, choline, vitamin B5, and magnesium.
Caviar covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 735% more than tuna.
Tuna contains 184 times more vitamin B3 than caviar. While tuna contains 22.07mg of vitamin B3, caviar contains only 0.12mg.
The amount of cholesterol in tuna is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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.

Tuna

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+191.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+65.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+614.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6775%
Contains more IronIron	+1191.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+155.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+284.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~356mg

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.

Tuna

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18291.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+224.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+45%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1131.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+551.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+352.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+947.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+751.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	20µg	735%
Cholesterol	47mg	588mg	180%
Iron	0.92mg	11.88mg	137%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	0.12mg	137%
Selenium	108.2µg	65.5µg	78%
Choline	77.6mg	490.9mg	75%
Sodium	54mg	1500mg	63%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	3.5mg	63%
Magnesium	42mg	300mg	61%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.32mg	55%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	7.405g	48%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.62mg	37%
Vitamin A	22µg	271µg	28%
Fats	0.59g	17.9g	27%
Calcium	4mg	275mg	27%
Saturated fat	0.205g	4.06g	18%
Folate	2µg	50µg	12%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	1.89mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	4.631g	11%
Potassium	527mg	181mg	10%
Protein	29.15g	24.6g	9%
Calories	130kcal	264kcal	7%
Copper	0.043mg	0.11mg	7%
Vitamin D	2µg	2.9µg	5%
Zinc	0.45mg	0.95mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.19mg	5%
Vitamin D*	82 IU	117 IU	4%
Phosphorus	333mg	356mg	3%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.05mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	45kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	77g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.6µg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.229g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A