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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are atlantic Mackerel and tilapia different?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B1, while tilapia is higher in selenium.
  • Atlantic Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 285% more than tilapia.
  • Atlantic Mackerel contains 4 times more vitamin D than tilapia. Atlantic Mackerel contains 643IU of vitamin D, while tilapia contains 150IU.
  • Tilapia is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 3.6% 28% 61% 24% 17% 93% 12% 2% 241%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 4.2% 34% 26% 25% 11% 87% 7.3% 4.8% 297%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +123.5%
Contains more IronIron +136.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +23.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.075mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~204mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 17% 30% 242% 44% 72% 170% 51% 92% 1089% 13% 0.75% 35%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 16% 56% 23% 17% 89% 40% 28% 233% 2.3% 4.5% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +92.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +335.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +327.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +91.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +224.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +368.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +455.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Tilapia DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 1.86µg 285%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 3.7µg 62%
Vitamin D 643IU 150IU 62%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 4.745mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.123mg 21%
Selenium 44.1µg 54.4µg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 0.6g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.073mg 18%
Fats 13.89g 2.65g 17%
Protein 18.6g 26.15g 15%
Iron 1.63mg 0.69mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 0.955g 11%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.94g 11%
Magnesium 76mg 34mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.093mg 7%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 0.79mg 5%
Calories 205kcal 128kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.664mg 4%
Cholesterol 70mg 57mg 4%
Vitamin K 5µg 0.9µg 3%
Phosphorus 217mg 204mg 2%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.41mg 2%
Potassium 314mg 380mg 2%
Choline 65mg 51.3mg 2%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.037mg 1%
Sodium 90mg 56mg 1%
Folate 1µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 14mg 0%
Copper 0.073mg 0.075mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 1.22mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 2.04mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 2.315mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.766mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 1.05mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 1.28mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.585mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.13g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.045g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.06g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 64% 4%
Protein: 18.6 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.55 g
Other: 3.96 g
26% 3% 72%
Protein: 26.15 g
Fats: 2.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 71.59 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +424.2%
Contains more OtherOther +-1115.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.6%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.257 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.456 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.35 g
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.955 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +471.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +458.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.1%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Atlantic Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175119/nutrients
  2. Tilapia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175177/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.