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Tilapia vs Chicken
CALORIC DENSITY
Tilapia, fish, raw
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat & skn, ckd, rstd
0.96
2.47
15261
5094

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
Chicken
Protein = 42g
Protein = 20g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 4g
Fat = 13g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Saturated Fat = 2g
Saturated Fat = 4g
Nutrient tilapia chicken
Protein 42g 20g
Carbohydrate 0g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 4g 13g
Monounsat. Fat 1g 13g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 3g
Saturated Fat 2g 4g
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 = 12%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 6%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 7%
Vitamin E = 2%
Vitamin K = 4%
Vitamin K = 4%
Nutrienttilapiachicken
Choline21%12%
Vitamin A0%6%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E7%2%
Vitamin K4%4%

Chicken have significantly more Vitamins A than tilapia. 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. Chicken are a good source of Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chicken are a great source of Niacin.

chicken

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

Vitamin B1 = 9%
Vitamin B1 = 5%
Vitamin B2 = 12%
Vitamin B2 = 16%
Vitamin B3 = 68%
Vitamin B3 = 43%
Vitamin B5 = 20%
Vitamin B5 = 18%
Vitamin B6 = 31%
Vitamin B6 = 23%
Vitamin B12 = 165%
Vitamin B12 = 12%
Nutrienttilapiachicken
Vitamin B19%5%
Vitamin B212%16%
Vitamin B368%43%
Vitamin B520%18%
Vitamin B631%23%
Vitamin B12165%12%

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 = 5%
Potassium = 18%
Potassium = 5%
Calcium = 4%
Calcium = 2%
Magnesium = 16%
Magnesium = 5%
Phosphorus = 61%
Phosphorus = 24%
Iron = 19%
Iron = 18%
Manganese = 3%
Manganese = 1%
Selenium = 194%
Selenium = 35%
Copper = 16%
Copper = 6%
Zinc = 7%
Zinc = 20%
Nutrienttilapiachicken
Sodium7%5%
Potasium18%5%
Calcium4%2%
Magnesium16%5%
Phosphorus61%24%
Iron19%18%
Manganese3%1%
Selenium194%35%
Copper16%6%
Zinc7%20%

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