Drum fish vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between drum fish and swordfish?

Drum fish is richer in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and iron, yet swordfish is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Swordfish's daily need coverage for selenium is 95% higher.
Drum fish has 69 times more manganese than swordfish. Drum fish has 0.897mg of manganese, while swordfish has 0.013mg.

We used Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Drum fish

Swordfish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1183.3%
Contains more IronIron	+155.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+545.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6800%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+322.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.78mg

~equal in Sodium ~97mg

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.

Drum fish

Swordfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.089mg

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	2.862mg	9.254mg	40%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.013mg	38%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	1.62µg	29%
Copper	0.297mg	0.046mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.615mg	21%
Vitamin E		2.41mg	16%
Choline		77.5mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.207mg	0.063mg	11%
Phosphorus	231mg	304mg	10%
Iron	1.15mg	0.45mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.417mg	9%
Calcium	77mg	6mg	7%
Potassium	353mg	499mg	4%
Folate	17µg	2µg	4%
Protein	22.49g	23.45g	2%
Fats	6.32g	7.93g	2%
Vitamin A	59µg	43µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.434g	1.911g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.807g	3.544g	2%
Calories	153kcal	172kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Cholesterol	82mg	78mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	35mg	1%
Zinc	0.85mg	0.78mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.081mg	0.089mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.479g	1.368g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	68kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	65g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.6	N/A
Sodium	96mg	97mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.056g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.252mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.986mg	1.035mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	1.828mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	2.065mg	2.168mg	0%
Methionine	0.666mg	0.699mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.878mg	0.922mg	0%
Valine	1.159mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.662mg	0.695mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.295g	0.127g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.368g	0.772g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.185g	0.168g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.022g	N/A