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Tilapia vs Catfish
CALORIC DENSITY
Tilapia, fish, raw
Catfish, channel, ckd, breaded&fried
0.96
2.29
15261
15011

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.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Tilapia
Catfish
Protein = 42g
Protein = 16g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 7g
Fat = 4g
Fat = 12g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 1g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Saturated Fat = 2g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Nutrient tilapia catfish
Protein 42g 16g
Carbohydrate 0g 7g
Fiber 0g 1g
Fat 4g 12g
Monounsat. Fat 1g 12g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 3g
Saturated Fat 2g 3g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

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.

Choline = 21%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 7%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 4%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrienttilapiacatfish
Choline21%0%
Vitamin A0%1%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E7%0%
Vitamin K4%0%

Tilapia have significantly more Vitamins E than catfish. 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. Catfish are a good source of Phosphorus, Iron. Catfish are a great source of Vitamin B12.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 9%
Vitamin B1 = 6%
Vitamin B2 = 12%
Vitamin B2 = 11%
Vitamin B3 = 68%
Vitamin B3 = 17%
Vitamin B5 = 20%
Vitamin B5 = 13%
Vitamin B6 = 31%
Vitamin B6 = 15%
Vitamin B12 = 165%
Vitamin B12 = 83%
Nutrienttilapiacatfish
Vitamin B19%6%
Vitamin B212%11%
Vitamin B368%17%
Vitamin B520%13%
Vitamin B631%15%
Vitamin B12165%83%

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.

Sodium = 7%
Sodium = 16%
Potassium = 18%
Potassium = 8%
Calcium = 4%
Calcium = 8%
Magnesium = 16%
Magnesium = 7%
Phosphorus = 61%
Phosphorus = 33%
Iron = 19%
Iron = 21%
Manganese = 3%
Manganese = 2%
Selenium = 194%
Selenium = 27%
Copper = 16%
Copper = 9%
Zinc = 7%
Zinc = 8%
Nutrienttilapiacatfish
Sodium7%16%
Potasium18%8%
Calcium4%8%
Magnesium16%7%
Phosphorus61%33%
Iron19%21%
Manganese3%2%
Selenium194%27%
Copper16%9%
Zinc7%8%

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