Scup vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between scup and tilapia
- Scup has more vitamin B6; however, tilapia is higher in selenium and vitamin B12.
- Scup covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 17% more than tilapia.
- Tilapia contains 4 times less calcium than scup. Scup contains 51mg of calcium, while tilapia contains 14mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, scup, 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +264.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +51.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +16.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +21.6% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +17.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +15.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +16.2% |
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 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +36.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +67.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +30.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +181.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +183.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +14.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin D | 150IU | 19% | |
Vitamin D | 3.7µg | 19% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.346mg | 0.123mg | 17% |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 54.4µg | 14% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.62µg | 1.86µg | 10% |
Choline | 51.3mg | 9% | |
Phosphorus | 237mg | 204mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.79mg | 5% | |
Protein | 24.21g | 26.15g | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.664mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.122mg | 0.073mg | 4% |
Saturated fat | 0.94g | 4% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.6g | 4% | |
Calcium | 51mg | 14mg | 4% |
Folate | 17µg | 6µg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 31µg | 0µg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.127mg | 0.093mg | 3% |
Cholesterol | 67mg | 57mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.62mg | 0.41mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.955g | 2% | |
Vitamin B3 | 4.994mg | 4.745mg | 2% |
Copper | 0.065mg | 0.075mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 29mg | 34mg | 1% |
Fats | 3.5g | 2.65g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.9µg | 1% | |
Calories | 135kcal | 128kcal | 0% |
Potassium | 368mg | 380mg | 0% |
Iron | 0.68mg | 0.69mg | 0% |
Sodium | 54mg | 56mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.045mg | 0.037mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.271mg | 0.265mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.061mg | 1.156mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.115mg | 1.22mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.967mg | 2.04mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.223mg | 2.315mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.716mg | 0.766mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.945mg | 1.05mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.247mg | 1.28mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.713mg | 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
Contains more FatsFats | +32.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +-1092.3% |
~equal in
Protein
~26.15g
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~71.59g