Swordfish vs. Mahimahi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between swordfish and mahimahi

Swordfish has more selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, mahimahi is higher in iron and vitamin B5.
Swordfish covers your daily selenium needs 39% more than mahimahi.
Mahimahi contains 8 times less saturated fat than swordfish. Swordfish contains 1.911g of saturated fat, while mahimahi contains 0.241g.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mahimahi, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Mahimahi

Contains more ZincZinc	+32.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+46.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+216.7%
Contains more IronIron	+222.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Potassium ~533mg

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

Mahimahi

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+287%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+134.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*	666 IU		83%
Vitamin D	16.6µg		83%
Selenium	68.5µg	46.8µg	39%
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	0.69µg	39%
Phosphorus	304mg	183mg	17%
Vitamin E	2.41mg		16%
Choline	77.5mg		14%
Iron	0.45mg	1.45mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.615mg	0.462mg	12%
Fats	7.93g	0.9g	11%
Vitamin B3	9.254mg	7.429mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.865mg	9%
Saturated fat	1.911g	0.241g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.544g	0.155g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.368g	0.211g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.089mg	0.023mg	6%
Cholesterol	78mg	94mg	5%
Calories	172kcal	109kcal	3%
Zinc	0.78mg	0.59mg	2%
Vitamin A	43µg	62µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.085mg	2%
Protein	23.45g	23.72g	1%
Magnesium	35mg	38mg	1%
Calcium	6mg	19mg	1%
Potassium	499mg	533mg	1%
Copper	0.046mg	0.053mg	1%
Sodium	97mg	113mg	1%
Folate	2µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	92g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.5	N/A
Manganese	0.013mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Trans fat	0.056g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.266mg	0%
Threonine	1.035mg	1.04mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	1.093mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.928mg	0%
Lysine	2.168mg	2.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.699mg	0.702mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.922mg	0.926mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	1.222mg	0%
Histidine	0.695mg	0.698mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.127g	0.026g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.772g	0.113g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.168g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.022g		N/A