Protein content
A 1 pouch serving of tuna pouch contains 14.3 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 29% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 pouch (75 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 14.3 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 19 g |
| Calories per serving | 64 kcal |
| Protein density | 89% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 29% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Seafood |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #2706311 |
A typical 1 pouch serving of tuna pouch contains 14.3 grams of protein (19 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 29% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
About 89% of the calories in tuna pouch 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, tuna pouch ranks 105th by protein per serving, and 262nd out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against salted mackerel, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (salted mackerel has 14.8 g per 1 piece).
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 75 g. Because pieces vary, the per-100 g figure is the one to use when comparing this against a food measured a different way.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #2706311 - "Fish, tuna, canned" (Survey (FNDDS), published 10/31/2024). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Tuna pouch has 19 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 pouch serving (75 g) provides 14.3 g.
Yes. Tuna pouch 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 1 pouch serving of tuna pouch contains 14.3 g of protein, about 29% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Tuna pouch is a good source of protein, and about 89% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against salted mackerel, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (salted mackerel has 14.8 g per 1 piece).
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