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Milkfish vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between milkfish and tilapia

  • Milkfish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, and calcium; however, tilapia has more selenium and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for tilapia is 69% higher.
  • Tilapia has 5 times less calcium than milkfish. Milkfish has 65mg of calcium, while tilapia has 14mg.

Food types used in this article are Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat.

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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% 20% 33% 15% 15% 29% 89% 12% 3.4% 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 +364.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +156.1%
Contains more IronIron +68.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +70.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +235.8%
~equal in Potassium ~380mg
~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 0% 11% 0% 0% 4% 16% 155% 52% 113% 409% 0% 14% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +296.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +481.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.073mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milkfish Tilapia DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 54.4µg 69%
Vitamin B12 3.27µg 1.86µg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.488mg 0.123mg 28%
Vitamin B3 8.256mg 4.745mg 22%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 19%
Vitamin D 150IU 19%
Choline 51.3mg 9%
Fats 8.63g 2.65g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.093mg 6%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.41mg 6%
Calcium 65mg 14mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.6g 4%
Saturated fat 0.94g 4%
Iron 0.41mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.664mg 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 0µg 4%
Folate 18µg 6µg 3%
Calories 190kcal 128kcal 3%
Cholesterol 67mg 57mg 3%
Copper 0.044mg 0.075mg 3%
Sodium 92mg 56mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.955g 2%
Phosphorus 208mg 204mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 34mg 1%
Protein 26.32g 26.15g 0%
Potassium 374mg 380mg 0%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.073mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.295mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 1.154mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.213mg 1.22mg 0%
Leucine 2.139mg 2.04mg 0%
Lysine 2.417mg 2.315mg 0%
Methionine 0.779mg 0.766mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.028mg 1.05mg 0%
Valine 1.356mg 1.28mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.585mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.13g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.045g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.06g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 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 +225.7%
Contains more OtherOther +-720.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%
~equal in Protein ~26.15g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Milkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171995/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.