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Tilapia vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tilapia and chicken meat

  • Tilapia has more vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin D, while chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Tilapia's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 65% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 75 times less vitamin D than tilapia. Tilapia contains 150IU of vitamin D, while chicken meat contains 2IU.
  • The amount of cholesterol in tilapia is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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 24% 4.2% 34% 26% 25% 11% 87% 7.3% 4.8% 297%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +85%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.6%
Contains more IronIron +82.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +373.2%
~equal in Calcium ~15mg

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% 0% 16% 56% 23% 17% 89% 40% 28% 233% 2.3% 4.5% 28%
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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +192.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +520%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +225.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tilapia Chicken meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.86µg 0.3µg 65%
Selenium 54.4µg 23.9µg 55%
Vitamin B3 4.745mg 8.487mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.4mg 21%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin D 150IU 2IU 19%
Fats 2.65g 13.6g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.6g 2.97g 16%
Zinc 0.41mg 1.94mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.94g 3.79g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.955g 5.34g 11%
Cholesterol 57mg 88mg 10%
Iron 0.69mg 1.26mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.664mg 1.03mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.168mg 7%
Calories 128kcal 239kcal 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Potassium 380mg 223mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 0.27mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.063mg 3%
Phosphorus 204mg 182mg 3%
Choline 51.3mg 65.9mg 3%
Magnesium 34mg 23mg 3%
Protein 26.15g 27.3g 2%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.02mg 1%
Sodium 56mg 82mg 1%
Copper 0.075mg 0.066mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 2.4µg 1%
Calcium 14mg 15mg 0%
Folate 6µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.265mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.156mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.22mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 2.04mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.315mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.766mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.05mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.28mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.585mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.13g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.045g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.06g 0.02g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 3% 72%
Protein: 26.15 g
Fats: 2.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 71.59 g
Other: 0 g
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more FatsFats +413.2%
~equal in Protein ~27.3g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~-0.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.955 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +459.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +395%

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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. Tilapia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175177/nutrients
  2. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.