How much protein is in ahi tuna?

Four ounces of raw ahi tuna (113 g) has 28 g of protein (124 kcal); 100 g has 24.4 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g raw

PER 100 GProtein

24.4g

Calories109

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat0.5g

Saturated0.2g

Sodium45 mg

22.4 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

22.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (90% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from ahi tuna alone takes 102 g (about 3.6 oz) and 112 kcal.

#1 of 6 in Fish & seafood for protein per 100 g, #2 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in ahi tuna per portion, raw weight
Portion (raw)	Protein	kcal	Fat
100 g	24.4 g	109	0.5 g
1 oz (28 g)	6.9 g	31	0.1 g
4 oz (113 g)	28 g	124	0.6 g
1 lb (454 g)	111 g	494	2.3 g

Four ounces of raw ahi tuna (113 g) is 23% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Weights are raw. Cooking drives off water, so cooked meat has more protein per 100 g, but each piece keeps the protein it started with.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than cod, tilapia and smoked salmon and less than shrimp.

ahi tuna compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Shrimp	20.1 g	85	23.6 g
Ahi tuna	24.4 g	109	22.4 g
Cod	17.8 g	82	21.7 g
Tilapia	20.1 g	96	20.9 g
Smoked salmon	18.3 g	117	15.6 g

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Recipes with ahi tuna

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Questions

How much protein is in four ounces of raw ahi tuna?

Four ounces of raw ahi tuna (113 g) has 28 g of protein and 124 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 0.6 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of ahi tuna?

100 g of ahi tuna has 24.4 g of protein, 109 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 175159).

Is ahi tuna a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 22.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (90% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from ahi tuna alone takes 102 g (about 3.6 oz) and 112 kcal.

Which has more protein, ahi tuna or smoked salmon?

Ahi tuna, with 24.4 g of protein per 100 g against 18.3 g for smoked salmon. Per 100 kcal: ahi tuna 22.4 g, smoked salmon 15.6 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175159: “Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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