Swordfish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between swordfish and shrimp

Swordfish has more vitamin D, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, shrimp is richer in copper, choline, and calcium.
Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 110% more.
Swordfish contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than shrimp. Swordfish contains 9.254mg of vitamin B3, while shrimp contains 2.678mg.
Swordfish contains less cholesterol.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of swordfish is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+193.5%
Contains more IronIron	+40.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1416.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+460.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+109%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+276.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~306mg

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+16500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+178.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+245.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+154.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+109.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+74.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~2.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.66µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	666IU	4IU	83%
Vitamin D	16.6µg	0.1µg	83%
Cholesterol	78mg	211mg	44%
Vitamin B3	9.254mg	2.678mg	41%
Sodium	97mg	947mg	37%
Selenium	68.5µg	49.5µg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.615mg	0.242mg	29%
Copper	0.046mg	0.258mg	24%
Choline	77.5mg	135.4mg	11%
Fats	7.93g	1.7g	10%
Potassium	499mg	170mg	10%
Calcium	6mg	91mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	3.544g	0.361g	8%
Zinc	0.78mg	1.63mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.911g	0.521g	6%
Folate	2µg	24µg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.368g	0.59g	5%
Vitamin A	43µg	90µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.089mg	0.032mg	5%
Calories	172kcal	119kcal	3%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.024mg	3%
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	1.66µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.519mg	2%
Iron	0.45mg	0.32mg	2%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.049mg	2%
Protein	23.45g	22.78g	1%
Vitamin E	2.41mg	2.2mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Magnesium	35mg	37mg	0%
Phosphorus	304mg	306mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.056g	0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.035mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.168mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.699mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.922mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.695mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.127g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.772g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.168g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.022g	0.012g	N/A