Whelk vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whelk and swordfish different?

Whelk is higher in vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, magnesium, and zinc; however, swordfish is richer in vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for whelk is 688% higher.
Whelk contains 68 times more manganese than swordfish. While whelk contains 0.89mg of manganese, swordfish contains only 0.013mg.
Swordfish has less sodium.

Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used 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.

Whelk

Swordfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+391.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1783.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.1%
Contains more IronIron	+2135.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4378.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+317.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6746.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-76.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~304mg

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.

Whelk

Swordfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+239.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1019.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+363.9%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.417mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.615mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	1.62µg	688%
Copper	2.06mg	0.046mg	224%
Iron	10.06mg	0.45mg	120%
Vitamin D*		666 IU	83%
Vitamin D		16.6µg	83%
Protein	47.68g	23.45g	48%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	9.254mg	45%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.013mg	38%
Selenium	89.6µg	68.5µg	38%
Magnesium	172mg	35mg	33%
Zinc	3.26mg	0.78mg	23%
Cholesterol	130mg	78mg	17%
Vitamin E		2.41mg	16%
Sodium	412mg	97mg	14%
Choline		77.5mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.063mg	12%
Fats	0.8g	7.93g	11%
Calcium	113mg	6mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	3.544g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	1.368g	9%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0mg	8%
Saturated fat	0.062g	1.911g	8%
Potassium	694mg	499mg	6%
Calories	275kcal	172kcal	5%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Phosphorus	282mg	304mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.089mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.615mg	3%
Folate	11µg	2µg	2%
Vitamin A	49µg	43µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.417mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.056g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	1.035mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	1.088mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.919mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	2.168mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.699mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.922mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.695mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.127g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.772g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.168g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.022g	N/A