Carp vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carp and swordfish

Carp has more phosphorus, iron, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, swordfish is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12.
Swordfish covers your daily selenium needs 95% more than carp.
Swordfish has 9 times less calcium than carp. Carp has 52mg of calcium, while swordfish has 6mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carp

Swordfish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+766.7%
Contains more IronIron	+253.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+143.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+284.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+322.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carp

Swordfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+108.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+330%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+340.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.063mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	68.5µg	95%
Vitamin D*		666 IU	83%
Vitamin D		16.6µg	83%
Vitamin B3	2.1mg	9.254mg	45%
Phosphorus	531mg	304mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.219mg	0.615mg	30%
Vitamin E		2.41mg	16%
Iron	1.59mg	0.45mg	14%
Choline		77.5mg	14%
Zinc	1.9mg	0.78mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.417mg	9%
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	1.62µg	6%
Calcium	52mg	6mg	5%
Vitamin A	10µg	43µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.089mg	4%
Folate	17µg	2µg	4%
Copper	0.073mg	0.046mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.835g	1.368g	3%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Cholesterol	84mg	78mg	2%
Potassium	427mg	499mg	2%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.013mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.388g	1.911g	2%
Calories	162kcal	172kcal	1%
Protein	22.86g	23.45g	1%
Fats	7.17g	7.93g	1%
Magnesium	38mg	35mg	1%
Sodium	63mg	97mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.063mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.985g	3.544g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	62g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	2.6	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.056g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.256mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.002mg	1.035mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.054mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.858mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	2.1mg	2.168mg	0%
Methionine	0.677mg	0.699mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.893mg	0.922mg	0%
Valine	1.178mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.673mg	0.695mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.305g	0.127g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.146g	0.772g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.105g	0.168g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.022g	N/A