Why is black caviar several times more expensive than red? (6 photos)

It is well known that black and red caviar are very good for health. It is also known that black caviar is several times more expensive than red caviar. So what is the reason?





What product is strongly associated with wealth in our minds? Of course, caviar! But why is black caviar so expensive? And how does black caviar differ from red caviar, since it costs almost 8 times more?

First, let's make it clear that eggs are fish eggs that it lays to give life to its fish. Well, in case someone doesn’t know this. It is important to clarify that it is unfertilized eggs that are eaten. So don’t worry about the life of the fry. It is quite natural that if the composition of the eggs is designed for the formation of a healthy baby, it can also be useful for other living beings.



If you've wondered what red caviar fry look like, here's your answer.

Caviar is a storehouse of macro- and microelements. It contains: phosphorus, selenium, folic acid, vitamins B12, E and D, choline, omega-3 fatty acids. Maybe black caviar has more of all this goodness? No, the composition of fish eggs does not change depending on color. The only difference is that red eggs contain a little more fat and protein for the development of the embryo, and black eggs contain a little more iron. But is this a reason to break such a price?





Congratulations, you have 1549 boys and 1304 girls!

If the composition is almost the same, maybe the point is in the color itself? What unique substance makes ordinary caviar black? In fact, caviar is colored black due to the content of ordinary melanin. All living creatures have this pigment. It is responsible for the intensity of black color in the body.



This is how “black gold” is mined.

So why do they pay so much money if red caviar is almost indistinguishable from black caviar? For those who swept these eggs. Red caviar is obtained from salmon fish, and black Faberge eggs are obtained from sturgeon. The former are much easier to breed in captivity than the latter. Moreover, the first spawning of sturgeon occurs only at the 12th year of life! So it turns out that the rarer the fish, the more expensive its children.



For example, among red caviar, the cheapest red caviar is from pink salmon, and the most expensive is from coho salmon. And in the case of black caviar, it is not enough for the fish to simply be a certain species. Now her age and even color matters, the lighter the better. Even the shade of the caviar itself will affect the final price. For example, the most expensive and rare black caviar belongs to 80-year-old albino belugas. It is literally called “golden” or “diamond”.



Golden caviar is not only the most expensive, but also the rarest. To purchase it, the queue takes 4-5 years.

It turns out that the most expensive caviar in the world is not the most delicious and not the healthiest. She is the rarest - and this is her only advantage.