Carp vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between carp and tilapia

Carp has more phosphorus, zinc, iron, vitamin B6, and fats, while tilapia has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and protein.
Tilapia's daily need coverage for selenium is 69% higher.
Tilapia contains 5 times less zinc than carp. Carp contains 1.9mg of zinc, while tilapia contains 0.41mg.
The amount of cholesterol in tilapia is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carp

Tilapia

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+271.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.4%
Contains more IronIron	+130.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+363.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+160.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+235.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.075mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Carp

Tilapia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	54.4µg	69%
Phosphorus	531mg	204mg	47%
Vitamin D*		150 IU	19%
Vitamin D		3.7µg	19%
Vitamin B3	2.1mg	4.745mg	17%
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	1.86µg	16%
Zinc	1.9mg	0.41mg	14%
Iron	1.59mg	0.69mg	11%
Cholesterol	84mg	57mg	9%
Choline		51.3mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.835g	0.6g	8%
Protein	22.86g	26.15g	7%
Fats	7.17g	2.65g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.219mg	0.123mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.79mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.985g	0.955g	5%
Calcium	52mg	14mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.093mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.664mg	4%
Folate	17µg	6µg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.045g	3%
Calories	162kcal	128kcal	2%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Saturated fat	1.388g	0.94g	2%
Magnesium	38mg	34mg	1%
Potassium	427mg	380mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	0µg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	62g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	1.7	N/A
Copper	0.073mg	0.075mg	0%
Sodium	63mg	56mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.073mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.256mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.002mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.054mg	1.22mg	0%
Leucine	1.858mg	2.04mg	0%
Lysine	2.1mg	2.315mg	0%
Methionine	0.677mg	0.766mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.893mg	1.05mg	0%
Valine	1.178mg	1.28mg	0%
Histidine	0.673mg	0.585mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.305g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.146g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.105g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.015g	N/A