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Nile tilapia

Nile tilapia is a freshwater fish with pale, mildly flavoured flesh, sold whole or as fillets and commonly fried, grilled, baked or otherwise cooked.

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About Nile tilapia

Nile tilapia is a freshwater fish used as food. It is commonly sold whole or as fillets, with pale flesh and a mild flavour; texture depends on fish size, handling and cooking. The name refers to the fish rather than to one particular product form or prepared dish.

Nile tilapia can be fried, grilled, baked or cooked in other ways, and is sold fresh or frozen. Whole fish includes bones and other parts that are absent from a trimmed fillet, while skin-on and skinless fillets also differ in edible portion. Cooking changes the flesh’s moisture and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Nile tilapia

English

Tilapia

English

piece of nile tilapia meat

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English

piece of nile tilapia meat (raw)

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Nile tilapia nutrition & diet

Nile tilapia nutritional value

Reference: Fish, Nile tilapia, raw

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
124kcal
Protein
19.8g
Carbs
0.2g
Fat
5.3g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Whole fish, bone-in cuts and trimmed fillets are different edible portions. Raw and cooked entries should be compared separately because cooking changes moisture and serving weight.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan 2023, corrected March 2026 — 10212 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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