Tilapia: Nutrition Facts

Tilapia is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 128.5 kcal

Tilapia contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 57 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Tilapia — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Tilapia provides about 34.9% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 3.2% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein26.1 g
34.9%
Fat2.6 g
3.2%
Carbs0 mg
0.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Tilapia of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.8 mg
5.5%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B34.7 mg
29.4%
Vitamine B451.3 mg
10.3%
Vitamine B50.7 mg
14.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Tilapia.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium14 mg
1.4%
Iron0.7 mg
7.0%
Magnesium34 mg
8.5%
Phosphorus204 mg
29.1%
Potassium380 mg
8.1%
Sodium56 mg
4.3%
Zinc0.4 mg
3.6%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0.1 mg
181.8%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Tilapia.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan265 mg
3.3%
Threonine1.2 g
48.2%
Isoleucine1.2 g
61.0%
Leucine2.0 g
44.3%
Lysine2.3 g
56.5%
Methionine766 mg
42.6%
Cystine265 mg
14.7%
Phenylalanine1.1 g
23.9%
Tyrosine870 mg
19.8%
Valine1.3 g
51.2%
Arginine1.6 g
26.1%
Histidine585 mg
27.9%
Alanine1.5 g
22.6%
Aspartic acid2.8 g
23.0%
Glutamic acid3.9 g
28.8%
Glycine1.2 g
34.9%
Proline953 mg
21.2%
Serine961 mg
11.6%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (2.040 g), isoleucine (1.220 g) and valine (1.280 g).
Tilapia contains 4.54 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.220 g), arginine (1.590 g) and methionine (0.766 g).
Tilapia contains 3.58 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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