A typical 3 oz cooked serving of sea bass contains 20.1 grams of protein (23.6 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 40% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 76% of the calories in sea bass 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, sea bass ranks 50th by protein per serving, and 152nd out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against canned clams, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (canned clams has 20.6 g per 3 oz drained).
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.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #173694 - "Fish, sea bass, mixed species, cooked, dry heat" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
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Sea bass protein FAQ
How much protein is in sea bass per 100 g?
Sea bass has 23.6 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 20.1 g.
Is sea bass a complete protein?
Yes. Sea bass 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.
How much of the Daily Value does a serving of sea bass cover?
A 3 oz cooked serving of sea bass contains 20.1 g of protein, about 40% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Is sea bass a good source of protein?
Sea bass is a very good source of protein, and about 76% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against canned clams, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (canned clams has 20.6 g per 3 oz drained).