Tilapia vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tilapia and crayfish different?

Tilapia is richer in selenium, vitamin D* and vitamin B3, while crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, zinc, vitamin B12, folate, and phosphorus.
Crayfish covers your daily need for copper, 68% more than tilapia.
Tilapia is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Tilapia

Crayfish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+328.6%
Contains more IronIron	+20.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+813.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+329.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1310.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+86%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+89.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+633.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.075mg	0.685mg	68%
Selenium	54.4µg	36.7µg	32%
Cholesterol	57mg	133mg	25%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.522mg	21%
Protein	26.15g	16.77g	19%
Vitamin D*	150 IU	0 IU	19%
Vitamin D	3.7µg	0µg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.745mg	2.28mg	15%
Zinc	0.41mg	1.76mg	12%
Vitamin B12	1.86µg	2.15µg	12%
Folate	6µg	44µg	10%
Phosphorus	204mg	270mg	9%
Calcium	14mg	60mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.79mg	1.5mg	5%
Choline	51.3mg	80.9mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.05mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.076mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.94g	0.181g	3%
Calories	128kcal	82kcal	2%
Fats	2.65g	1.2g	2%
Potassium	380mg	296mg	2%
Iron	0.69mg	0.83mg	2%
Sodium	56mg	94mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	15µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.664mg	0.58mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.955g	0.244g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.6g	0.367g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.9µg	0.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	78g	122g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	3.4	N/A
Magnesium	34mg	33mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.22mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	2.04mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	2.315mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.766mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.05mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.13g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.045g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.06g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.015g		N/A