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Crayfish vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crayfish and swordfish?

  • Crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B12, folate, and zinc, yet swordfish is higher in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 111% more.
  • Crayfish has 40 times more manganese than swordfish. While crayfish has 0.522mg of manganese, swordfish has only 0.013mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in swordfish is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
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 +900%
Contains more IronIron +84.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1389.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3915.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~35mg
~equal in Sodium ~97mg

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 3% 5% 30% 0% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33% 44%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +32.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +305.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +709.2%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~77.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crayfish Swordfish DV% diff.
Vitamin D 0IU 666IU 83%
Vitamin D 0µg 16.6µg 83%
Copper 0.685mg 0.046mg 71%
Selenium 36.7µg 68.5µg 58%
Vitamin B3 2.28mg 9.254mg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.615mg 41%
Vitamin B12 2.15µg 1.62µg 22%
Manganese 0.522mg 0.013mg 22%
Cholesterol 133mg 78mg 18%
Protein 16.77g 23.45g 13%
Folate 44µg 2µg 11%
Fats 1.2g 7.93g 10%
Zinc 1.76mg 0.78mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.244g 3.544g 8%
Saturated fat 0.181g 1.911g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.367g 1.368g 7%
Vitamin E 1.5mg 2.41mg 6%
Potassium 296mg 499mg 6%
Phosphorus 270mg 304mg 5%
Iron 0.83mg 0.45mg 5%
Calcium 60mg 6mg 5%
Calories 82kcal 172kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.417mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.089mg 3%
Vitamin A 15µg 43µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.063mg 2%
Choline 80.9mg 77.5mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 33mg 35mg 0%
Sodium 94mg 97mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.056g N/A
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.676mg 1.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.811mg 1.088mg 0%
Leucine 1.329mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 2.168mg 0%
Methionine 0.472mg 0.699mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.706mg 0.922mg 0%
Valine 0.786mg 1.216mg 0%
Histidine 0.341mg 0.695mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.119g 0.127g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.047g 0.772g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.168g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 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 WaterWater +16.3%
Contains more OtherOther +638.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.8%
Contains more FatsFats +560.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1352.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +272.8%

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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. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/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.