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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.
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% 7.8% 45% 12% 17% 14% 101% 7.7% 2% 281%
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.
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% 7% 0% 0% 35% 44% 66% 52% 69% 313% 0% 13% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milkfish Tilefish 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
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 g
24% 5% 70%
Protein: 24.49 g
Fats: 4.69 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.24 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +84%
Contains more OtherOther +317.2%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
~equal in Protein ~24.49g
~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. Tilefish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175152/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.