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


Per 100 g, Tilapia (fillet, meat) has 96 kcal and Catfish has 119 kcal, so Tilapia (fillet, meat) has 19% fewer calories.

Tilapia (fillet, meat) has more protein (20.1 g vs 15.2 g). Catfish has more fat (5.94 g vs 1.7 g). Relative to calories, Tilapia (fillet, meat) is the better protein source (20.9 g vs 12.8 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Nutrition Facts

Tilapia
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Catfish
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one catfish (145g)
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Tilapia vs Catfish 100g Compare


per 100gTilapia (fillet, meat) Catfish
Calories96 119
Fat1.7 g5.94 g
Protein20.08 g15.23 g
Water78.08 g79.06 g
Calcium10 mg8 mg
Iron0.56 mg0.23 mg
Magnessium27 mg19 mg
Potassium302 mg302 mg
Sodium52 mg98 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.041 mg0.02 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.063 mg0.083 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)3.903 mg2.105 mg
Vitaminium B60.162 mg0.154 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.024 µg0.01 µg
Vitaminium E0.4 mg0.81 mg
Vitaminium K0.001 µg0.002 µg

Less Calories in Tilapia

At first glance, you can see that in tilapia is less calories than in catfish.

Tilapia has 96 kcal per 100g and catfish 119 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 24%.

In tilapia and in catfish most calories came from protein.

See tables below to compare tilapia with catfish in details.

Tilapia (fillet, meat) 100g

96kcal

Calories source

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

Catfish 100g

119kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 53% PROTEIN
  • 47% 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.