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 83% 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.

Crayfish

Swordfish

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.

Crayfish

Swordfish

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 DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+186.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+60.7%
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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*	0 IU	666 IU	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%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.013mg	22%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	1.62µg	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%
Saturated fat	0.181g	1.911g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	3.544g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	1.368g	7%
Potassium	296mg	499mg	6%
Vitamin E	1.5mg	2.41mg	6%
Calories	82kcal	172kcal	5%
Calcium	60mg	6mg	5%
Iron	0.83mg	0.45mg	5%
Phosphorus	270mg	304mg	5%
Vitamin A	15µg	43µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.089mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.417mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.063mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Choline	80.9mg	77.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	122g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.6	N/A
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