Milkfish vs. Tilefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between milkfish and tilefish
- Milkfish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, tilefish is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
- Tilefish covers your daily selenium needs 64% more than milkfish.
- Tilefish contains 3 times less calcium than milkfish. Milkfish contains 65mg of calcium, while tilefish contains 26mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tilefish, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +150% |
Contains more IronIron | +32.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +98.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +73.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +36.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +18.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +13.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -35.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +217.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +57.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +135.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +62.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +30.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +775% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +175.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 16.2µg | 51.5µg | 64% |
Vitamin B12 | 3.27µg | 2.5µg | 32% |
Vitamin B3 | 8.256mg | 3.5mg | 30% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.488mg | 0.3mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.016mg | 0.14mg | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.069mg | 0.19mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.246g | 8% | |
Fats | 8.63g | 4.69g | 6% |
Zinc | 1.05mg | 0.53mg | 5% |
Saturated fat | 0.868g | 4% | |
Calcium | 65mg | 26mg | 4% |
Potassium | 374mg | 512mg | 4% |
Protein | 26.32g | 24.49g | 4% |
Phosphorus | 208mg | 236mg | 4% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.332g | 3% | |
Calories | 190kcal | 147kcal | 2% |
Vitamin A | 33µg | 21µg | 1% |
Copper | 0.044mg | 0.052mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.41mg | 0.31mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 33mg | 1% |
Cholesterol | 67mg | 64mg | 1% |
Sodium | 92mg | 59mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.026mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.87mg | 0% |
Folate | 18µg | 17µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.295mg | 0.274mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.154mg | 1.074mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.213mg | 1.128mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.139mg | 1.99mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.417mg | 2.249mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.779mg | 0.725mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.028mg | 0.956mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.356mg | 1.262mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.775mg | 0.721mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.172g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.733g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.143g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +84% |
Contains more OtherOther | +317.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +12.2% |
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Protein
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