Swordfish vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between swordfish and crayfish?

Swordfish is higher in vitamin D*, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, yet crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin B12, folate, and zinc.
Swordfish's daily need coverage for vitamin D* is 83% more.
Swordfish has 8 times more vitamin B6 than crayfish. While swordfish has 0.615mg of vitamin B6, crayfish has only 0.076mg.
The amount of cholesterol in swordfish is lower.

We used Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Swordfish

Crayfish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+68.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+900%
Contains more IronIron	+84.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1389.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+125.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3915.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

~equal in Sodium ~94mg

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

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+186.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+78%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+305.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+709.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+32.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2100%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D*	666 IU	0 IU	83%
Vitamin D	16.6µg	0µg	83%
Copper	0.046mg	0.685mg	71%
Selenium	68.5µg	36.7µg	58%
Vitamin B3	9.254mg	2.28mg	44%
Vitamin B6	0.615mg	0.076mg	41%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.522mg	22%
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	2.15µg	22%
Cholesterol	78mg	133mg	18%
Protein	23.45g	16.77g	13%
Folate	2µg	44µg	11%
Fats	7.93g	1.2g	10%
Zinc	0.78mg	1.76mg	9%
Saturated fat	1.911g	0.181g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.544g	0.244g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.368g	0.367g	7%
Potassium	499mg	296mg	6%
Vitamin E	2.41mg	1.5mg	6%
Calories	172kcal	82kcal	5%
Calcium	6mg	60mg	5%
Iron	0.45mg	0.83mg	5%
Phosphorus	304mg	270mg	5%
Vitamin A	43µg	15µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.089mg	0.05mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.58mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.085mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Choline	77.5mg	80.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	122g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	3.4	N/A
Magnesium	35mg	33mg	0%
Sodium	97mg	94mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.056g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	1.035mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	2.168mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.699mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.922mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.695mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.127g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.772g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.168g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.022g		N/A