Whitefish vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between whitefish and caviar

Whitefish has more vitamin B3; however, caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Caviar covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 793% more than whitefish.
Caviar contains 32 times less vitamin B3 than whitefish. Whitefish contains 3.846mg of vitamin B3, while caviar contains 0.12mg.
Whitefish has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, whitefish, mixed species, 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.

Whitefish

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+124.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+614.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+733.3%
Contains more IronIron	+2427.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+304.3%

~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.

Whitefish

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+3105%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+594.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+302.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+304.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1983.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+194.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	20µg	793%
Cholesterol	77mg	588mg	170%
Iron	0.47mg	11.88mg	143%
Selenium	16.2µg	65.5µg	90%
Choline		490.9mg	89%
Sodium	65mg	1500mg	62%
Magnesium	42mg	300mg	61%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	3.5mg	53%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.62mg	36%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.755g	7.405g	31%
Vitamin A	39µg	271µg	26%
Calcium	33mg	275mg	24%
Vitamin B3	3.846mg	0.12mg	23%
Fats	7.51g	17.9g	16%
Vitamin D*		117 IU	15%
Vitamin D		2.9µg	15%
Vitamin E		1.89mg	13%
Saturated fat	1.162g	4.06g	13%
Folate	17µg	50µg	8%
Potassium	406mg	181mg	7%
Calories	172kcal	264kcal	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.559g	4.631g	5%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.95mg	3%
Copper	0.092mg	0.11mg	2%
Manganese	0.086mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.171mg	0.19mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.32mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4g	1%
Phosphorus	346mg	356mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Protein	24.47g	24.6g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	70kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.6	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.274mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	1.073mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.128mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.989mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	2.248mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.955mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	1.261mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.406g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.206g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.209g	0.229g	N/A