Caviar is a food consisting of salt-cured roe of the family Acipenseridae. Caviar is considered a delicacy and is eaten as a garnish or a spread.
Caviar comes from the Persian word khaviar, which means “egg carrier.” Traditional caviar is the roe from wild sturgeon raised in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea and has historically been called “black gold”; it is harvested from beluga, osetra, and sevruga sturgeon.
Regardless of its size, color and taste spectrum, caviar offers an array of health benefits.
- A vitamin B12 boost. Caviar is very high in vitamin B12, which is crucial to your body functioning normally.
- High in good fat.
- Helps keep skin healthy.
- Supports immunity.
- A good source of calcium