Swordfish vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between swordfish and catfish?

Swordfish is richer in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin E, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, yet catfish are richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B5.
Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 109% higher.
Swordfish has 7 times more selenium than catfish. Swordfish has 68.5µg of selenium, while catfish have 9.9µg.

We used Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Swordfish

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.3%
Contains more IronIron	+60.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+591.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+38.5%

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.

Swordfish

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+148.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+5433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+270.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+247.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+71.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~78.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	68.5µg	9.9µg	107%
Vitamin D	666IU	10IU	82%
Vitamin D	16.6µg	0.3µg	82%
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	2.78µg	48%
Vitamin B3	9.254mg	2.548mg	42%
Vitamin B6	0.615mg	0.177mg	34%
Protein	23.45g	18.44g	10%
Vitamin E	2.41mg	0.97mg	10%
Phosphorus	304mg	247mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.811mg	8%
Vitamin A	43µg	1µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.089mg	0.024mg	5%
Potassium	499mg	366mg	4%
Cholesterol	78mg	66mg	4%
Folate	2µg	12µg	3%
Magnesium	35mg	23mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.1mg	3%
Zinc	0.78mg	0.58mg	2%
Iron	0.45mg	0.28mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.5µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.911g	1.586g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	3.544g	3.115g	1%
Calories	172kcal	144kcal	1%
Sodium	97mg	119mg	1%
Copper	0.046mg	0.039mg	1%
Fats	7.93g	7.19g	1%
Calcium	6mg	9mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.018mg	0%
Trans fat	0.056g	0.063g	N/A
Choline	77.5mg	78.7mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.368g	1.354g	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.035mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.168mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.699mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.922mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.695mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.127g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.772g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.168g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.022g	0.049g	N/A