Shark vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shark and tilapia different?

Shark is richer in vitamin B6, iron, and monounsaturated fat, while tilapia is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and potassium.
Tilapia covers your daily need for selenium, 37% more than shark.
Shark contains 6 times more monounsaturated fat than tilapia. Shark contains 5.935g of monounsaturated fat, while tilapia contains 0.955g.
Tilapia is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Shark

Tilapia

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+257.1%
Contains more IronIron	+60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+17.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+145.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+60%

~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.

Shark

Tilapia

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+143.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+53.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.664mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	34µg	54.4µg	37%
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	1.86µg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.6g	21%
Vitamin D*		150 IU	19%
Vitamin D		3.7µg	19%
Fats	13.82g	2.65g	17%
Protein	18.62g	26.15g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.123mg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	4.745mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.955g	12%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.94g	10%
Choline		51.3mg	9%
Potassium	155mg	380mg	7%
Vitamin A	54µg	0µg	6%
Calories	228kcal	128kcal	5%
Iron	1.11mg	0.69mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.79mg	5%
Calcium	50mg	14mg	4%
Copper	0.042mg	0.075mg	4%
Sodium	122mg	56mg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Magnesium	43mg	34mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.093mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.073mg	2%
Folate	15µg	6µg	2%
Cholesterol	59mg	57mg	1%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.41mg	1%
Phosphorus	194mg	204mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.664mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	1.156mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	1.22mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	2.04mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	2.315mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.766mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	1.05mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	1.28mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.585mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.045g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.015g	N/A