Tilefish vs. Drum fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tilefish and drum fish different?

Tilefish is richer in selenium and vitamin B12, while drum fish is higher in manganese, copper, iron, calcium, and monounsaturated fat.
Tilefish covers your daily need for selenium, 64% more than drum fish.
Tilefish is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, tilefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, drum, freshwater, 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.

Tilefish

Drum fish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+217.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+196.2%
Contains more IronIron	+271%
Contains more CopperCopper	+471.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5880%

~equal in Phosphorus ~231mg

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.

Tilefish

Drum fish

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+72.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+181%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.207mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.31µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	51.5µg	16.2µg	64%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.897mg	38%
Copper	0.052mg	0.297mg	27%
Iron	0.31mg	1.15mg	11%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.31µg	8%
Cholesterol	64mg	82mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.081mg	5%
Calcium	26mg	77mg	5%
Potassium	512mg	353mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.332g	2.807g	4%
Vitamin A	21µg	59µg	4%
Protein	24.49g	22.49g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.346mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.5mg	2.862mg	4%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.85mg	3%
Fats	4.69g	6.32g	3%
Saturated fat	0.868g	1.434g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.246g	1.479g	2%
Sodium	59mg	96mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.207mg	1%
Phosphorus	236mg	231mg	1%
Magnesium	33mg	38mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Calories	147kcal	153kcal	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.274mg	0.252mg	0%
Threonine	1.074mg	0.986mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.128mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.99mg	1.828mg	0%
Lysine	2.249mg	2.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.725mg	0.666mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.956mg	0.878mg	0%
Valine	1.262mg	1.159mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.662mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.172g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.733g	0.368g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.143g	0.185g	N/A