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Swordfish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between swordfish and crab

  • Swordfish has more vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, crab is richer in copper, vitamin B12, zinc, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 111% more.
  • Swordfish contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than crab. Swordfish contains 0.615mg of vitamin B6, while crab contains 0.156mg.
  • Swordfish contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +59.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1416.7%
Contains more IronIron +11.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1669.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +388.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +469.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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%
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +31%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +287%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +236.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +105.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +2450%
~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Swordfish Crab DV% diff.
Copper 0.046mg 0.814mg 85%
Vitamin D 666IU 0IU 83%
Vitamin D 16.6µg 0µg 83%
Vitamin B12 1.62µg 3.33µg 71%
Selenium 68.5µg 42.9µg 47%
Vitamin B3 9.254mg 2.747mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.615mg 0.156mg 35%
Zinc 0.78mg 3.81mg 28%
Sodium 97mg 563mg 20%
Folate 2µg 51µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.997mg 12%
Protein 23.45g 17.88g 11%
Fats 7.93g 0.74g 11%
Phosphorus 304mg 234mg 10%
Calcium 6mg 91mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.544g 0.129g 9%
Saturated fat 1.911g 0.201g 8%
Potassium 499mg 259mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.368g 0.258g 7%
Cholesterol 78mg 97mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.089mg 0.023mg 6%
Vitamin A 43µg 1µg 5%
Calories 172kcal 83kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Vitamin E 2.41mg 1.84mg 4%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.074mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.093mg 2%
Choline 77.5mg 80.9mg 1%
Iron 0.45mg 0.5mg 1%
Magnesium 35mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.056g 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.265mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 1.035mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.088mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 2.168mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.699mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.922mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 1.216mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.127g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.772g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.168g 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g 0.005g 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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.2%
Contains more FatsFats +971.6%
Contains more WaterWater +16.7%
Contains more OtherOther +369.4%
~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
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2647.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +430.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.