Which is leaner chicken breast or tilapia?

Jrabbit321

Yes, I already Googled it & I can't seem to get a real answer.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

From my diary I got:

Kroger 4 oz tilapia: 110 calories

Tyson 4 oz boneless skinless chicken breast = 110 calories

brower47

Per 100g, chicken breast has 4g of fat

Per 100g, tilapia has 3g of fat

So tilapia. My favorite website for the nutritional info on foods, http://nutritiondata.self.com.

Gallowmere1984

Looking at the above answer, Tilapia is obviously the leaner choice, but with them being that close, something tells me that you could occasionally get a piece of each that flips it around on you. I wouldn't worry about it that much, and if you enjoy both, have at both.

cslusser125

This is a really great infographic that I saw the other day (animal meats): http://greatist.com/health/choosing-healthiest-meats/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=greatist

And for tilapia: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/finfish-and-shellfish-products/9244/2 (Be careful! nutritional information varies based off of whether you have wild caught or farmed fish... wild caught is always more nutritious)

Overall, if you compare a 3.5 oz portion, then

Chicken breast - Protein = 23g, fat = 1g
Tilapia - Protein = 24.5g, fat = 3.5g

(Based off of the above sources)

You usually get better fats from fish (omega 3s), however, tilapia isn't a good source of them, you're better off with Salmon or tuna.

n0ob

This is a really great infographic that I saw the other day (animal meats): http://greatist.com/health/choosing-healthiest-meats/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=greatist

And for tilapia: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/finfish-and-shellfish-products/9244/2 (Be careful! nutritional information varies based off of whether you have wild caught or farmed fish... wild caught is always more nutritious)

Overall, if you compare a 3.5 oz portion, then

Chicken breast - Protein = 23g, fat = 1g
Tilapia - Protein = 24.5g, fat = 3.5g

(Based off of the above sources)

You usually get better fats from fish (omega 3s), however, tilapia isn't a good source of them, you're better off with Salmon or tuna.

tilipia doesn't come with a side of methyl mercury like tuna and is far less fatty (albeit healthy fats) than salmon, so it's feasible one could be chosing tilipia over salmon based on that.

cslusser125

Well, overall I'm a bigger supporter of free range organic chicken than fish. There are too many dangers with fish and farming them that you just don't know about. It depends on your personal outlook on food and proteins.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I didn't read that as wanting fat content. My bad, from all my time spent counting calories only.

Timshel_

Personally, I never worry too much on a gram here or there, or a few calories here or there. I love both and eat the regularly. I would assume the fish could be considered more fatty because of the fish oil. But even if chicken is leaner by number, fish fats are touted as a very healthy choice, so probably a wash nutritionally. IMHO.

wluck

i would think tilapia would be leaner...just my guess. even if fish has some fat, it tends to be the good kind of fat