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
Serving size:
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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 100g Mackerel Tilapia (fillet, meat)
Calories 205 96
Fat 13.89 g 1.7 g
Protein 18.6 g 20.08 g
Water 63.55 g 78.08 g
Calcium 12 mg 10 mg
Iron 1.63 mg 0.56 mg
Magnessium 76 mg 27 mg
Phosphorus 5 mg 1.4 mg
Potassium 314 mg 302 mg
Sodium 90 mg 52 mg
Zink 5 mg 1.4 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.176 mg 0.041 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.312 mg 0.063 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 9.08 mg 3.903 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.399 mg 0.162 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.001 µg 0.024 µg
Vitaminium E 1.52 mg 0.4 mg
Vitaminium K 0.005 µg 0.001 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.