Anchovies, canned leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Anchovies, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anchovies, canned for more protein, less saturated fat, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Swordfish, cooked for less sodium and more potassium.
Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.76 g13.63 g
- Carbohydrate0 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g0 g
- Total fat4.62 g4.61 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN1.05 g1.11 g
- Sodiumless is better1746.67 mg56.4 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better259.05 mg290.12 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN110.48 mg3.49 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.2 mg0.26 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN32.86 mg20.35 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

