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


Per 100 g, Salmon has 197 kcal and Tilapia (fillet, meat) has 96 kcal, so Tilapia (fillet, meat) has 51% fewer calories.

Salmon has more fat (13.1 g vs 1.7 g). Relative to calories, Tilapia (fillet, meat) is the better protein source (20.9 g vs 10.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Salmon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Salmon - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Salmon
Serving size:
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one salmon (200g)steak (200g)
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Iron mg
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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
Serving size:
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one tilapia (105g)steak (105g)
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Protein g
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0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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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.

Salmon vs Tilapia 100g Compare


per 100gSalmonTilapia (fillet, meat)
Calories197 96
Fat13.11 g1.7 g
Protein20.32 g20.08 g
Water65.84 g78.08 g
Calcium9.423 mg10 mg
Iron0.259 mg0.56 mg
Magnessium25.39 mg27 mg
Phosphorus2.151 mg1.4 mg
Potassium378.2 mg302 mg
Sodium49.49 mg52 mg
Zink2.151 mg1.4 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.207 mg0.041 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.155 mg0.063 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)8.672 mg3.903 mg
Vitaminium B60.636 mg0.162 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.026 µg0.024 µg
Vitaminium E3.55 mg0.4 mg
Vitaminium K0.001 µg0.001 µg

More Calories in Salmon

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

Salmon has 197 kcal per 100g and tilapia 96 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 105%.

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

See tables below to compare salmon with tilapia in details.

Salmon 100g

197kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 41% PROTEIN
  • 59% 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.