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Drum fish vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between drum fish and tilapia?

  • Drum fish is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, calcium, and iron, yet tilapia is higher in selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Tilapia's daily need coverage for selenium is 69% more.
  • Drum fish has 24 times more manganese than tilapia. While drum fish has 0.897mg of manganese, tilapia has only 0.037mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in tilapia is lower.

We used Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat types 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 27% 23% 31% 43% 99% 23% 99% 13% 117% 88%
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 +11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +296%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2324.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +235.8%
~equal in Potassium ~380mg

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 3.3% 20% 0% 0% 20% 48% 54% 52% 80% 289% 0% 13% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +183.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +24.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drum fish Tilapia DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 54.4µg 69%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.037mg 37%
Copper 0.297mg 0.075mg 25%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 19%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 1.86µg 19%
Vitamin D 150IU 19%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.123mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.862mg 4.745mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.207mg 0.073mg 10%
Choline 51.3mg 9%
Cholesterol 82mg 57mg 8%
Protein 22.49g 26.15g 7%
Vitamin A 59µg 0µg 7%
Calcium 77mg 14mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.479g 0.6g 6%
Fats 6.32g 2.65g 6%
Iron 1.15mg 0.69mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.807g 0.955g 5%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.664mg 4%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.41mg 4%
Phosphorus 231mg 204mg 4%
Folate 17µg 6µg 3%
Sodium 96mg 56mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.434g 0.94g 2%
Calories 153kcal 128kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.093mg 1%
Potassium 353mg 380mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.986mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 1.22mg 0%
Leucine 1.828mg 2.04mg 0%
Lysine 2.065mg 2.315mg 0%
Methionine 0.666mg 0.766mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.878mg 1.05mg 0%
Valine 1.159mg 1.28mg 0%
Histidine 0.662mg 0.585mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.368g 0.13g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.045g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.185g 0.06g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 6% 71%
Protein: 22.49 g
Fats: 6.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.94 g
Other: 0.25 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 +138.5%
Contains more OtherOther +-164.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~71.59g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 49% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.434 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.807 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.479 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 +193.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +146.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.4%

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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. Drum fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171993/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.