Which is leaner chicken breast or tilapia?

Jrabbit321
Jrabbit321 Posts: 91
in Food and Nutrition
Yes, I already Googled it & I can't seem to get a real answer.

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    From my diary I got:

    Kroger 4 oz tilapia: 110 calories

    Tyson 4 oz boneless skinless chicken breast = 110 calories
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    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
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    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
    cslusser125 Posts: 11
    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
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    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
    cslusser125 Posts: 11
    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
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I didn't read that as wanting fat content. My bad, from all my time spent counting calories only. :)
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    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
    wluck Posts: 11 Member
    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

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