Eel vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are eels and tilapia different?

Eels are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, while tilapia is higher in selenium, vitamin B5, and copper.
Tilapia covers your daily need for selenium, 84% more than eels.
Tilapia is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 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.

Eel

Tilapia

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+85.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+407.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+555.4%

~equal in Potassium ~380mg

~equal in Iron ~0.69mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.037mg

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.

Eel

Tilapia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+55.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+59.7%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.745mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	1137µg	0µg	126%
Selenium	8.3µg	54.4µg	84%
Vitamin B12	2.89µg	1.86µg	43%
Cholesterol	161mg	57mg	35%
Monounsaturated fat	9.218g	0.955g	21%
Fats	14.95g	2.65g	19%
Vitamin D*		150 IU	19%
Vitamin D		3.7µg	19%
Zinc	2.08mg	0.41mg	15%
Phosphorus	277mg	204mg	10%
Choline		51.3mg	9%
Saturated fat	3.023g	0.94g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.093mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.28mg	0.664mg	8%
Calories	236kcal	128kcal	5%
Protein	23.65g	26.15g	5%
Copper	0.029mg	0.075mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.79mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.123mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.214g	0.6g	4%
Folate	17µg	6µg	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	34mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.073mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.487mg	4.745mg	2%
Calcium	26mg	14mg	1%
Potassium	349mg	380mg	1%
Iron	0.64mg	0.69mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	1.7	N/A
Sodium	65mg	56mg	0%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.037mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.037mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.09mg	1.22mg	0%
Leucine	1.922mg	2.04mg	0%
Lysine	2.171mg	2.315mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.766mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.923mg	1.05mg	0%
Valine	1.218mg	1.28mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.585mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.108g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.081g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.045g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.095g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.015g	N/A