Swordfish vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between swordfish and turkey meat?

Swordfish is higher in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin E, and phosphorus, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B5, and iron.
Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 109% more.
Swordfish has 34 times more vitamin E than turkey meat. While swordfish has 2.41mg of vitamin E, turkey meat has only 0.07mg.
The amount of cholesterol in swordfish is lower.

We used Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Swordfish

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+108.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+129.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains more IronIron	+142.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+217.9%

~equal in Sodium ~103mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.014mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+258.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3342.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+4050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+346%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+127.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%
Contains more CholineCholine	+12.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~9.573mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.616mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	666IU	15IU	81%
Vitamin D	16.6µg	0.4µg	81%
Selenium	68.5µg	29.8µg	70%
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	1.02µg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.281mg	17%
Vitamin E	2.41mg	0.07mg	16%
Zinc	0.78mg	2.48mg	15%
Phosphorus	304mg	223mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.948mg	11%
Protein	23.45g	28.55g	10%
Cholesterol	78mg	109mg	10%
Iron	0.45mg	1.09mg	8%
Potassium	499mg	239mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.368g	2.119g	5%
Copper	0.046mg	0.093mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.089mg	0.045mg	4%
Vitamin A	43µg	12µg	3%
Vitamin B3	9.254mg	9.573mg	2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.544g	2.647g	2%
Choline	77.5mg	87.4mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.911g	2.155g	1%
Calories	172kcal	189kcal	1%
Magnesium	35mg	30mg	1%
Calcium	6mg	14mg	1%
Fats	7.93g	7.39g	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Sodium	97mg	103mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.615mg	0.616mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.056g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.035mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.168mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.699mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.922mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.695mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.127g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.772g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.168g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.022g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A