Swordfish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between swordfish and crab

Swordfish has more vitamin D*, selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, crab is richer in copper, vitamin B12, zinc, folate, and vitamin B5.
Crab's daily need coverage for copper is 85% more.
Swordfish contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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

Crab

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+59.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1416.7%
Contains more IronIron	+11.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1669.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+388.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+469.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~36mg

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

Crab

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+31%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+287%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+236.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2450%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.046mg	0.814mg	85%
Vitamin D*	666 IU	0 IU	83%
Vitamin D	16.6µg	0µg	83%
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	3.33µg	71%
Selenium	68.5µg	42.9µg	47%
Vitamin B3	9.254mg	2.747mg	41%
Vitamin B6	0.615mg	0.156mg	35%
Zinc	0.78mg	3.81mg	28%
Sodium	97mg	563mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.997mg	12%
Folate	2µg	51µg	12%
Protein	23.45g	17.88g	11%
Fats	7.93g	0.74g	11%
Phosphorus	304mg	234mg	10%
Calcium	6mg	91mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	3.544g	0.129g	9%
Saturated fat	1.911g	0.201g	8%
Potassium	499mg	259mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.368g	0.258g	7%
Cholesterol	78mg	97mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.089mg	0.023mg	6%
Vitamin A	43µg	1µg	5%
Calories	172kcal	83kcal	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.3mg	4%
Vitamin E	2.41mg	1.84mg	4%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.074mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.093mg	2%
Iron	0.45mg	0.5mg	1%
Choline	77.5mg	80.9mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	73kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	120g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.9	N/A
Magnesium	35mg	36mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.056g	0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.226mg	0%
Threonine	1.035mg	0.727mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	0.776mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.307mg	0%
Lysine	2.168mg	1.386mg	0%
Methionine	0.699mg	0.452mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.922mg	0.708mg	0%
Valine	1.216mg	0.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.695mg	0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.127g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.772g	0.067g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.168g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.022g	0.005g	N/A