Tilapia vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tilapia and shrimp

Tilapia has more vitamin D and vitamin B3, while shrimp has more copper, choline, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin E, and vitamin B6.
Shrimp covers your daily need for cholesterol, 51% more than tilapia.
Tilapia contains 38 times more vitamin D than shrimp. While tilapia contains 150IU of vitamin D, shrimp contains only 4IU.
The amount of cholesterol in tilapia is lower.
Tilapia has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tilapia is 0, while the glycemic index of shrimp is 50.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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.

Tilapia

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+123.5%
Contains more IronIron	+115.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+244%
Contains more ZincZinc	+297.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+32.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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.

Tilapia

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+3600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+190.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+125%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+178.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+96.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+163.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	57mg	211mg	51%
Sodium	56mg	947mg	39%
Copper	0.075mg	0.258mg	20%
Vitamin D	150IU	4IU	18%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	0.1µg	18%
Phosphorus	204mg	306mg	15%
Choline	51.3mg	135.4mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.745mg	2.678mg	13%
Zinc	0.41mg	1.63mg	11%
Vitamin A	0µg	90µg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.242mg	9%
Selenium	54.4µg	49.5µg	9%
Vitamin E	0.79mg	2.2mg	9%
Calcium	14mg	91mg	8%
Vitamin B12	1.86µg	1.66µg	8%
Protein	26.15g	22.78g	7%
Potassium	380mg	170mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.032mg	5%
Folate	6µg	24µg	5%
Iron	0.69mg	0.32mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.024mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.664mg	0.519mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.94g	0.521g	2%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.049mg	1%
Magnesium	34mg	37mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.955g	0.361g	1%
Fats	2.65g	1.7g	1%
Calories	128kcal	119kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.9µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.6g	0.59g	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.22mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	2.04mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.315mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.766mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.05mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.13g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.045g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.06g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.015g	0.012g	N/A