Saturated Fat Rich Fish and shellfish

Welcome to the list of the top 100 fish and shellfish highest in saturated fat content. Where the amount of saturated fat ranges from 7.15 g to 0.25 g per 100g. The top fish and shellfish is Fish, mackerel, salted with the highest saturated fat content, which in 100g contains 7.15 g of saturated fat.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for saturated fat is 20 g. For the 100g serving of Fish, mackerel, salted, which contains 7.15 g of saturated fat, the corresponding RDA saturated fat percentage is 36 %, which is the highest item from the list of fish and shellfish high in saturated fat.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Fish, mackerel, salted has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.Comparing the saturated fat content and the nutritional density in 100g for Fish, mackerel, salted; We class this as a high saturated fat content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of fish and shellfish.

Other important and saturated fat related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Fish, mackerel, salted, which is the top of the fish and shellfish list for saturated fat content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 305.00 kcal (15% RDA), the amount of Protein is 18.50 g (33% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 25.10 g (39% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the saturated fat content in Fish, mackerel, salted from the list of fish and shellfish.

Top Twenty List - Highest saturated fat Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for saturated fat in fish and shellfish for the top 20 fish and shellfish. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Fish, mackerel, salted 7.15g (36%RDA)
2. Fish, sablefish, smoked 4.21g (21%RDA)
3. Fish, caviar, black and red, granular 4.06g (20%RDA)
4. Fish, pompano, florida, raw 3.51g (18%RDA)
5. Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded and fried 3.48g (17%RDA)
6. Fish, butterfish, raw 3.38g (17%RDA)
7. Fish, catfish, channel, cooked, breaded and fried 3.29g (16%RDA)
8. Fish, herring, Pacific, raw 3.26g (16%RDA)
9. Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw 3.26g (16%RDA)
10. Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried 3.21g (16%RDA)
11. Fish, sablefish, raw 3.20g (16%RDA)
12. Mollusks, oyster, eastern, cooked, breaded and fried 3.20g (16%RDA)
13. Fish, shad, american, raw 3.13g (16%RDA)
14. Fish, salmon, chinook, raw 3.10g (16%RDA)
15. Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw 3.05g (15%RDA)
16. Fish, herring, Atlantic, kippered 2.79g (14%RDA)
17. Mollusks, clam, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried 2.68g (13%RDA)
18. Mollusks, scallop, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried 2.67g (13%RDA)
19. Fish, halibut, Greenland, raw 2.42g (12%RDA)
20. Fish, herring, Atlantic, pickled 2.38g (12%RDA)

Highest Amount of saturated fat per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high saturated fat foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the saturated fat nutritional content.

The food with the highest saturated fat content per typical serving is Fish, mackerel, salted which contains 5.72 g in 1.000 piece (5-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/2") (or 80.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 29 %. For this serving the Energy content is 244 kcal (12% RDA), the Protein content is 14.8 g (26% RDA), the Total Fat content is 20.08 g (31% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Grams of saturated fat in fish and shellfish (per 100g)

The list below gives the total saturated fat content in the top 100 items from the general description 'fish and shellfish' each of which show the saturated fat amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of saturated fat can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 70 items. The highest amount of saturated fat from the 70 raw items is in Fish, pompano, florida, raw where the content is 3.51 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 16 items. The highest amount of saturated fat from the 16 cooked items is in Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded and fried where the amount is 3.48 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked fish and shellfish shows that cooking can change the levels of saturated fat by 0.03 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary