Is Caviar Good for You?

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Is Caviar Good for You? - Cleveland Clinic

The benefits of eating this ‘nutritional powerhouse’

What comes to mind when you think of caviar? An appetizer when you’re dining at a fancy restaurant? A special occasion treat around the holidays? A dip when you’re looking to mix up condiments?

However you see it, chances are, you’re probably not thinking of caviar as a food that offers multiple health benefits. But dietitian Patricia Bridget Lane, RDN, LD/N, characterizes the delicacy — which are fish eggs that come from a sturgeon — as a “nutritional powerhouse.”

Caviar health benefits


Not all caviar looks and tastes the same. It can be different colors — red and black are common — and different sizes. “A red, bigger caviar is going to taste more on the spectrum of having a salmon taste, like a fishy taste,” Lane says. “Whereas the smaller ones are salty and are not as fishy.”

Regardless of its size, color and taste spectrum, caviar offers an array of health benefits.
 
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