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): 95.6 kcal

Tilapia contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 50 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Tilapia — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Tilapia provides about 26.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 2.0% of the daily intake of fats and 0.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein20.1 g
26.8%
Fat1.7 g
2.0%
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 E0.4 mg
2.7%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B33.9 mg
24.4%
Vitamine B442.5 mg
8.5%
Vitamine B50.5 mg
10.0%
Vitamine B60.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Tilapia.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium10 mg
1.0%
Iron0.6 mg
6.0%
Magnesium27 mg
6.8%
Phosphorus170 mg
24.3%
Potassium302 mg
6.4%
Sodium52 mg
4.0%
Zinc0.3 mg
2.7%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Tilapia.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan210 mg
2.6%
Threonine950 mg
39.6%
Isoleucine930 mg
46.5%
Leucine1.6 g
34.8%
Lysine1.8 g
44.1%
Methionine593 mg
32.9%
Cystine220 mg
12.2%
Phenylalanine810 mg
18.4%
Tyrosine680 mg
15.5%
Valine970 mg
38.8%
Arginine1.3 g
20.9%
Histidine470 mg
22.4%
Alanine1.2 g
18.5%
Aspartic acid2.3 g
18.8%
Glutamic acid3.2 g
23.6%
Glycine1.0 g
29.8%
Proline757 mg
16.8%
Serine813 mg
9.8%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.603 g), isoleucine (0.930 g) and valine (0.970 g).
Tilapia contains 3.50 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.043 g), arginine (1.277 g) and methionine (0.593 g).
Tilapia contains 2.91 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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