First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Beef | Tilapia |
Nutrient | beef | tilapia |
Protein | 31g | 42g |
Carbohydrate | 0g | 0g |
Fiber | 0g | 0g |
Fat | 7g | 4g |
Monounsat. Fat | 3g | 4g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 0g | 1g |
Saturated Fat | 3g | 2g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | beef | tilapia |
Choline | 24% | 21% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 3% | 7% |
Vitamin K | 1% | 4% |
Beef are a good source of Riboflavin. Beef are a great source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus, Iron. Beef are an excellent source of Vitamin B12. Tilapia are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6. Tilapia are a great source of Niacin, Phosphorus. Tilapia are an excellent source of Vitamin B12.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | beef | tilapia |
Vitamin B1 | 6% | 9% |
Vitamin B2 | 21% | 12% |
Vitamin B3 | 67% | 68% |
Vitamin B5 | 19% | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 52% | 31% |
Vitamin B12 | 164% | 165% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | beef | tilapia |
Sodium | 6% | 7% |
Potasium | 14% | 18% |
Calcium | 3% | 4% |
Magnesium | 9% | 16% |
Phosphorus | 50% | 61% |
Iron | 58% | 19% |
Manganese | 1% | 3% |
Selenium | 56% | 194% |
Copper | 11% | 16% |
Zinc | 79% | 7% |