Mackerel vs Tilapia (fillet, meat): Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Mackerel has 205 kcal and Tilapia (fillet, meat) has 96 kcal, so Tilapia (fillet, meat) has 53% fewer calories.

Mackerel has more fat (13.9 g vs 1.7 g). Relative to calories, Tilapia (fillet, meat) is the better protein source (20.9 g vs 9.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Mackerel - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Mackerel - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Mackerel
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one mackerel (176g)steak (176g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Tilapia
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one tilapia (105g)steak (105g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Mackerel vs Tilapia 100g Compare


per 100gMackerelTilapia (fillet, meat)
Calories205 96
Fat13.89 g1.7 g
Protein18.6 g20.08 g
Water63.55 g78.08 g
Calcium12 mg10 mg
Iron1.63 mg0.56 mg
Magnessium76 mg27 mg
Phosphorus5 mg1.4 mg
Potassium314 mg302 mg
Sodium90 mg52 mg
Zink5 mg1.4 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.176 mg0.041 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.312 mg0.063 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)9.08 mg3.903 mg
Vitaminium B60.399 mg0.162 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.001 µg0.024 µg
Vitaminium E1.52 mg0.4 mg
Vitaminium K0.005 µg0.001 µg

More Calories in Mackerel

At first glance, you can see that in mackerel is much more calories than in tilapia.

Mackerel has 205 kcal per 100g and tilapia 96 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 114%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in mackerel comes from fat and in tilapia from protein.

See tables below to compare mackerel with tilapia in details.

Mackerel 100g

205kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 37% PROTEIN
  • 63% FAT

Tilapia (fillet, meat) 100g

96kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 84% PROTEIN
  • 16% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.