How much protein is in cod?

One cod fillet (170 g, raw) has 30 g of protein (139 kcal); 100 g has 17.8 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g raw

PER 100 GProtein

17.8g

Calories82

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat0.7g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium54 mg

21.7 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

21.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (87% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from cod alone takes 140 g (about 5 oz) and 115 kcal.

#6 of 6 in Fish & seafood for protein per 100 g, #3 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in cod per portion, raw weight
Portion (raw)	Protein	kcal	Fat
100 g	17.8 g	82	0.7 g
1 oz (28 g)	5 g	23	0.2 g
4 oz (113 g)	20 g	93	0.8 g
1 lb (454 g)	81 g	372	3.2 g
1 fillet (170 g)	30 g	139	1.2 g

One cod fillet (170 g, raw) is 25% 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 tilapia and smoked salmon and less than shrimp and ahi tuna.

cod 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 cod

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Questions

How much protein is in one cod fillet?

One cod fillet (170 g, raw) has 30 g of protein and 139 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 1.2 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of cod?

100 g of cod has 17.8 g of protein, 82 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 0.7 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 171955).

Is cod a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 21.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (87% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from cod alone takes 140 g (about 5 oz) and 115 kcal.

Which has more protein, cod or shrimp?

Shrimp, with 20.1 g of protein per 100 g against 17.8 g for cod. Per 100 kcal: cod 21.7 g, shrimp 23.6 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171955: “Fish, cod, Atlantic, 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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