Lobster vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lobster and tilapia

Lobster has more copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, tilapia is richer in vitamin D*, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and protein.
Lobster covers your daily copper needs 164% more than tilapia.
Tilapia has 10 times less zinc than lobster. Lobster has 4.05mg of zinc, while tilapia has 0.41mg.
Tilapia contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist 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.

Lobster

Tilapia

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+585.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+887.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.2%
Contains more IronIron	+137.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%

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.

Lobster

Tilapia

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+151.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+304.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+329.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+30.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.123mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.075mg	164%
Selenium	73.1µg	54.4µg	34%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.41mg	33%
Cholesterol	146mg	57mg	30%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.664mg	20%
Vitamin D*	1 IU	150 IU	19%
Vitamin D	0µg	3.7µg	19%
Sodium	486mg	56mg	19%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	4.745mg	18%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	1.86µg	18%
Protein	19g	26.15g	14%
Calcium	96mg	14mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.093mg	6%
Iron	0.29mg	0.69mg	5%
Choline	80.9mg	51.3mg	5%
Potassium	230mg	380mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.073mg	4%
Fats	0.86g	2.65g	3%
Phosphorus	185mg	204mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.94g	3%
Calories	89kcal	128kcal	2%
Magnesium	43mg	34mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.955g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.79mg	1%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.9µg	1%
Folate	11µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.7	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.123mg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.22mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	2.04mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.315mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.766mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	1.05mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.28mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.585mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.117g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.078g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g	0.045g	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.033g		0%