Protein content
A 3 oz drained serving of canned sockeye salmon contains 22.4 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 45% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz drained (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 22.4 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 26.3 g |
| Calories per serving | 134 kcal |
| Protein density | 67% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 45% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Seafood |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #173723 |
A typical 3 oz drained serving of canned sockeye salmon contains 22.4 grams of protein (26.3 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 45% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 67% of the calories in canned sockeye salmon come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Among the 121 seafood in the database, canned sockeye salmon ranks 16th by protein per serving, and 89th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against bluefish, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (bluefish has 21.8 g per 3 oz cooked).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is measured by weight at 85 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Packed skinless and boneless, so it misses the calcium of bone-in canned salmon.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #173723 - "Salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Canned sockeye salmon has 26.3 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz drained serving (85 g) provides 22.4 g.
Yes. Canned sockeye salmon is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 3 oz drained serving of canned sockeye salmon contains 22.4 g of protein, about 45% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Canned sockeye salmon is a very good source of protein, and about 67% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against bluefish, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (bluefish has 21.8 g per 3 oz cooked).
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