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Swordfish vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between swordfish and crayfish?

  • Swordfish is higher in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, yet crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B12, folate, and zinc.
  • Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 111% more.
  • Swordfish has 8 times more vitamin B6 than crayfish. While swordfish has 0.615mg of vitamin B6, crayfish has only 0.076mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in swordfish is lower.

We used Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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 25% 1.8% 44% 17% 15% 21% 130% 13% 1.7% 374%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more IronIron +84.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1389.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3915.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~33mg
~equal in Sodium ~94mg

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% 14% 48% 249% 22% 15% 174% 25% 142% 203% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
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%
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%
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%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 8% 68%
Protein: 23.45 g
Fats: 7.93 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.26 g
Other: 0.36 g
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.8%
Contains more FatsFats +560.8%
Contains more WaterWater +16.3%
Contains more OtherOther +638.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 52% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.911 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.544 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.368 g
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1352.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +272.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.5%

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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. Swordfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173704/nutrients
  2. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/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.