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Chicken meat vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken meat and swordfish

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B5, zinc, and iron; however, swordfish is richer in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
  • Swordfish covers your daily vitamin D needs 111% more than chicken meat.
  • Swordfish has 3 times less iron than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 1.26mg of iron, while swordfish has 0.45mg.
  • Swordfish contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 1.8% 44% 17% 15% 21% 130% 13% 1.7% 374%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +148.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +186.6%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 14% 48% 249% 22% 15% 174% 25% 142% 203% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +147%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +792.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +440%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~9.254mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Swordfish DV% diff.
Vitamin D 0µg 16.6µg 83%
Vitamin D 2IU 666IU 83%
Selenium 23.9µg 68.5µg 81%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.62µg 55%
Phosphorus 182mg 304mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.615mg 17%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2.41mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.417mg 12%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.78mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 1.368g 11%
Iron 1.26mg 0.45mg 10%
Saturated fat 3.79g 1.911g 9%
Fats 13.6g 7.93g 9%
Potassium 223mg 499mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.063mg 8%
Protein 27.3g 23.45g 8%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 9.254mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 3.544g 4%
Calories 239kcal 172kcal 3%
Magnesium 23mg 35mg 3%
Cholesterol 88mg 78mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.089mg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Choline 65.9mg 77.5mg 2%
Vitamin A 48µg 43µg 1%
Sodium 82mg 97mg 1%
Folate 5µg 2µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 6mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.013mg 0%
Trans fat 0.056g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 1.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 1.088mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 2.168mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.699mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.922mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.216mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.695mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.127g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.772g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.168g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
23% 8% 68%
Protein: 23.45 g
Fats: 7.93 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.26 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.4%
Contains more FatsFats +71.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
28% 52% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.911 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.544 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.368 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Swordfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173704/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.