Cod vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between cod and swordfish?
- Swordfish is richer than cod in vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin E, and potassium.
- Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 103% more.
We used Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +20% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +133.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -19.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +53.8% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +104.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +27.8% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +34.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +120.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +82.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +25.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +300% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +207.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +197.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +1283.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +268.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +131.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +117.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +54.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin D | 46IU | 666IU | 78% |
| Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 16.6µg | 77% |
| Selenium | 37.6µg | 68.5µg | 56% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.513mg | 9.254mg | 42% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.615mg | 26% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.05µg | 1.62µg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 138mg | 304mg | 24% |
| Vitamin E | 0.81mg | 2.41mg | 11% |
| Fats | 0.86g | 7.93g | 11% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.124g | 3.544g | 9% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 78mg | 8% |
| Saturated fat | 0.168g | 1.911g | 8% |
| Potassium | 244mg | 499mg | 8% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.292g | 1.368g | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.18mg | 0.417mg | 5% |
| Calories | 105kcal | 172kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 14µg | 43µg | 3% |
| Zinc | 0.58mg | 0.78mg | 2% |
| Folate | 8µg | 2µg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 42mg | 35mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.079mg | 0.063mg | 1% |
| Protein | 22.83g | 23.45g | 1% |
| Copper | 0.036mg | 0.046mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 78mg | 97mg | 1% |
| Choline | 83.7mg | 77.5mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 6mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.49mg | 0.45mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.02mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.088mg | 0.089mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.056g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.256mg | 0.265mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.001mg | 1.035mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.052mg | 1.088mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.856mg | 1.919mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.097mg | 2.168mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.676mg | 0.699mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.891mg | 0.922mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.176mg | 1.216mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.672mg | 0.695mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | 0.127g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.154g | 0.772g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.013g | 0.168g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.022g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +11.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +822.1% |
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Protein
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -91.2% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2758.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +368.5% |
