How much protein is in canned tuna?

One can of chunk light tuna in water (113 g, drained) has 22 g of protein (97 kcal); 100 g has 19.4 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

19.4g

Calories86

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat1g

Saturated0.2g

Sodium247 mg

22.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

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

25 g of protein from canned tuna alone takes 129 g (about 1⅛ cans of chunk light tuna in water) and 111 kcal.

#1 of 17 in Beans & canned for protein per 100 g, #1 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in canned tuna per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Fat
100 g	19.4 g	86	1 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.5 g	24	0.3 g
1 cup (154 g)	30 g	132	1.5 g
1 tbsp (9.6 g)	1.9 g	8	0.1 g
1 can, drained (113 g)	22 g	97	1.1 g

One can of chunk light tuna in water (113 g, drained) is 18% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

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 all 4.

canned tuna compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Canned tuna	19.4 g	86	22.6 g
Cooked lentils	9 g	114	7.9 g
Fat-free refried beans	5.3 g	79	6.7 g
Cannellini beans	7.3 g	114	6.4 g
Tomato paste	4.3 g	82	5.2 g

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Recipes with canned tuna

1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses canned tuna, macros computed the same way.

In the one library recipe that uses it, Greek Yogurt Tuna Melt, a serving has 113 g of canned tuna, which brings 22 g of protein: 44% of the dish’s protein.

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Greek Yogurt Tuna Melt

22 min · 623 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in one can of chunk light tuna in water?

One can of chunk light tuna in water (113 g, drained) has 22 g of protein and 97 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 1.1 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of canned tuna?

100 g of canned tuna has 19.4 g of protein, 86 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 173709).

Is canned tuna a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 22.6 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 canned tuna alone takes 129 g (about 1⅛ cans of chunk light tuna in water) and 111 kcal.

Which has more protein, canned tuna or tomato paste?

Canned tuna, with 19.4 g of protein per 100 g against 4.3 g for tomato paste. Per 100 kcal: canned tuna 22.6 g, tomato paste 5.2 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173709: “Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)”, 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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