Protein content
A 2 sardines serving of sardines in tomato sauce contains 15.9 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 32% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 2 sardines (76 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 15.9 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 20.9 g |
| Calories per serving | 141 kcal |
| Protein density | 45% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 32% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Seafood |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #175140 |
A typical 2 sardines serving of sardines in tomato sauce contains 15.9 grams of protein (20.9 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 32% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 45% of the calories in sardines in tomato sauce, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 121 seafood in the database, sardines in tomato sauce ranks 90th by protein per serving, and 227th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against fried catfish, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (fried catfish has 15.4 g per 3 oz).
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 counted by piece at 76 g. Because pieces vary, the per-100 g figure is the one to use when comparing this against a food measured a different way.
Eaten with the softened bones, which makes canned sardines a real calcium source.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #175140 - "Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone" (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
Sardines in tomato sauce has 20.9 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 2 sardines serving (76 g) provides 15.9 g.
Yes. Sardines in tomato sauce 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 2 sardines serving of sardines in tomato sauce contains 15.9 g of protein, about 32% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Sardines in tomato sauce is a very good source of protein, and about 45% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against fried catfish, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (fried catfish has 15.4 g per 3 oz).
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