How much protein is in smoked salmon?

One slice of smoked salmon (lox, 14 g) has 2.6 g of protein (16 kcal); 100 g has 18.3 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

18.3g

Calories117

Carbohydrate0g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat4.3g

Saturated0.9g

Sodium2000 mg

15.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

15.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (63% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from smoked salmon alone takes 137 g (about 9¾ slices of smoked salmon) and 160 kcal.

#5 of 6 in Fish & seafood for protein per 100 g, #5 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in smoked salmon per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Fat
100 g	18.3 g	117	4.3 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.2 g	33	1.2 g
4 oz (113 g)	21 g	133	4.9 g
1 lb (454 g)	83 g	531	20 g
1 slice (14 g)	2.6 g	16	0.6 g

One slice of smoked salmon (lox, 14 g) is 2% 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, all 4 have more protein.

smoked salmon 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 smoked salmon

1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses smoked salmon, macros computed the same way.

In the one library recipe that uses it, Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs on Toast, a serving has 57 g of smoked salmon, which brings 10 g of protein: 28% of the dish’s protein.

36G
PROTEIN

Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs on Toast

15 min · 461 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in one slice of smoked salmon?

One slice of smoked salmon (lox, 14 g) has 2.6 g of protein and 16 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 0.6 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of smoked salmon?

100 g of smoked salmon has 18.3 g of protein, 117 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 4.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 171985).

Is smoked salmon a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 15.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (63% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from smoked salmon alone takes 137 g (about 9¾ slices of smoked salmon) and 160 kcal.

Which has more protein, smoked salmon or ahi tuna?

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

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171985: “Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked, (lox), regular”, 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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