Welcome to the nutritional density value in 14 different types of tuna, ranging from 16.00 to 16.00 (out of a maximum of 100) per 100 Calories (kCal). The basic amount from the general description of tuna is Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw. The nutritional density score (out of 100) or nutritional value of Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw is 16.00.

Top ten tuna products high in nutritional value

Below is a summary list for the top ten tuna items ranked by the amount or level of nutritional value in 100g. At the bottom of the page is the full list for the 14 different types of tuna based on the content in different servings in grams and oz (and other serving sizes).

1. Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw : 16.00%
2. Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat : 15.00%
3. Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids : 15.00%
4. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids : 16.00%
5. Fish, tuna, fresh, skipjack, raw : 16.00%
6. Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids : 15.00%
7. Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids : 15.00%
8. Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw : 16.00%
9. Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids : 14.00%
10. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids : 15.00%

Following on from the ten top tuna items or products containing nutritional value we have a more comprehensive break down of Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw, and the highest item containing nutritional value which is Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw. Furthermore we provide a comparison of average values, median values and lowest values along with a comparison with other food groups and assess the effects of storage and preparation on tuna. Our aim is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the nutritional value content in tuna.

Nutritional Density Values

The list at thee bottom of the page gives the total nutritional score in the 14 items from the general description 'tuna' each of which show the nutritional amounts as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat, Carbohydrate, Fiber and Sugars. The top 14 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.

tuna nutritional value per 100g

The level of nutritional value 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 number of food items classified as canned is 8 items. The highest amount of nutritional value from the 8 canned items is in Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids where the score is 15.00 (per 100kCal).The total food items which are raw is 3 items. The highest amount of nutritional value from the 3 raw items is in Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw where the nutritional content score is 16.00. The number of food items which are cooked are 3 items. The highest amount of nutritional value from the 3 cooked items is in Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat where the score is 15.00. Comparing raw and cooked tuna shows that cooking can change the levels of nutritional value by 1.

For a serving per 100g, in a diet, the amount of Energy is 144.00 kcal (7% RDA), the amount of Protein is 23.33 g (42% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 4.90 g (8% RDA), the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g, the amount of Fiber is 0.00 g and the amount of Sugars is 0.00 g. The nutritional value amounts and nutrition facts for 100g is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance.

nutritional value and nutrition facts in tuna per 100g

For the food Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw the typical serving size is 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g). In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Energy content is 122.4 kcal, the Protein content is 19.83 g, the Total Fat content is 4.17 g, the Carbohydrate content is 0 g, the Fiber content is 0 g and the Sugars content is 0 g. nutritional value and nutritional content in tuna

The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food is measured as a gram weight value although it is also useful to give the calories from these macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 84.7 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 0.0 (kcal).nutritional value, calories and nutritional content in tuna

This list of 14 types of tuna, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw through to Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat where all food items are ranked by the nutritional value. The nutritional content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question what is the nutritional value of tuna.

tuna nutritional value per 100g

Average Content for tuna

The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of nutritional value contained in 100 Calories of tuna, based on the list below of 14 different items under the general description of tuna, is 15.29 % of nutritional value. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Energy is 144.86 kcal, the average amount of Protein is 25.75 g, the average amount of Total Fat is 3.92 g, the average amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g, the average amount of Fiber is 0.00 g and the average amount of Sugars is 0.00 g.

Median Amount

The median nutritional Nutrition Density value is found in Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids which in 100 Calories contains 15.00 % of Nutrition Density. For this serving the amount of Energy is 128.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 23.62 g, the amount of Total Fat is 2.97 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g, the amount of Fiber is 0.00 g and the amount of Sugars is 0.00 g.

Highest Nutritional Density Content

Using the list below for the 14 different tuna nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of nutritional value is found in Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw which has a nutritional value of 16.00. For a 100g serving the Energy content is 144.00 kcal, the Protein content is 23.33 g, the Total Fat content is 4.90 g, the Carbohydrate content is 0.00 g, the Fiber content is 0.00 g, the Sugars content is 0.00 g.

The lowest nutritional value is in Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat which has a value of 16.00 % of nutritional value. For a 100g serving the amount of Energy is 130.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 29.15 g, the amount of Total Fat is 0.59 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g, the amount of Fiber is 0.00 g, the amount of Sugars is 0.00 g.

The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a nutritional value range of 0. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 14 kcal for Energy, 5.82 g for Protein, 4.31 g for Total Fat, 0 g for Carbohydrate, 0 g for Fiber, 0 g for Sugars.

Nutritional Scores per Typical Serving

For a typical serving of 1.000 cup, solid or chunks (or 146.00 g) for Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids the Energy content is 289.08 kcal, the Protein content is 42.53 g, the Total Fat content is 11.99 g, the Carbohydrate content is 0 g, the Fiber content is 0 g and the Sugars content is 0 g.

Nutritional Information Summary

From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing nutritional value which can be scaled for different servings and quantities.


List of Nutritional Values for Tuna

1. Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, raw - nutritional score 16.00 / 100
  
Fiber
(%RDA)
Sugars
(%RDA)
Energy
(%RDA)
Carbohydrate
(%RDA)
Total Fat
(%RDA)
Protein
(%RDA)
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)0.00 g (0%)144.00 kcal (7%)0.00 g (0%)4.90 g (8%)23.33 g (42%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 122.4 kcal (6%) 0 g (0%) 4.17 g (6%) 19.83 g (35%)
2. Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat - nutritional score 15.00 / 100
  
Fiber Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)184.00 kcal (9%)0.00 g (0%)6.28 g (10%)29.91 g (53%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 156.4 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 5.34 g (8%) 25.42 g (45%)
3. Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids - nutritional score 15.00 / 100
  
Fiber Sugars Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)0.00 g (0%)198.00 kcal (10%)0.00 g (0%)8.21 g (13%)29.13 g (52%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and solid or chunks (or 146.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 289.08 kcal (14%) 0 g (0%) 11.99 g (18%) 42.53 g (76%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 oz (or 28.35g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 56.13 kcal (3%) 0 g (0%) 2.33 g (4%) 8.26 g (15%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 171.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 338.58 kcal (17%) 0 g (0%) 14.04 g (22%) 49.81 g (89%)
  Other serving sizes 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 168.3 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 6.98 g (11%) 24.76 g (44%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (12.5 oz) and drained (or 321.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 635.58 kcal (32%) 0 g (0%) 26.35 g (41%) 93.51 g (167%)
4. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids - nutritional score 16.00 / 100
  
Fiber Sugars Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)0.00 g (0%)86.00 kcal (4%)0.00 g (0%)0.96 g (1%)19.44 g (35%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 oz (or 28.35g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 24.38 kcal (1%) 0 g (0%) 0.27 g (0%) 5.51 g (10%)
  Other serving sizes 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 73.1 kcal (4%) 0 g (0%) 0.82 g (1%) 16.52 g (30%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 165.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 141.9 kcal (7%) 0 g (0%) 1.58 g (2%) 32.08 g (57%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 cup and solid or chunks (or 154.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 132.44 kcal (7%) 0 g (0%) 1.48 g (2%) 29.94 g (53%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (12.5 oz) and drained (or 315.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 270.9 kcal (14%) 0 g (0%) 3.02 g (5%) 61.24 g (109%)
5. Fish, tuna, fresh, skipjack, raw - nutritional score 16.00 / 100
  
Fiber Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)103.00 kcal (5%)0.00 g (0%)1.01 g (2%)22.00 g (39%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 87.55 kcal (4%) 0 g (0%) 0.86 g (1%) 18.7 g (33%)
  Other serving sizes 0.500 fillet (or 198.00g):
   0 g (0%) 203.94 kcal (10%) 0 g (0%) 2 g (3%) 43.56 g (78%)
6. Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids - nutritional score 15.00 / 100
  
Fiber Sugars Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)0.00 g (0%)186.00 kcal (9%)0.00 g (0%)8.08 g (12%)26.53 g (47%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 158.1 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 6.87 g (11%) 22.55 g (40%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 178.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 331.08 kcal (17%) 0 g (0%) 14.38 g (22%) 47.22 g (84%)
7. Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids - nutritional score 15.00 / 100
  
Fiber Sugars Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)0.00 g (0%)128.00 kcal (6%)0.00 g (0%)2.97 g (5%)23.62 g (42%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 108.8 kcal (5%) 0 g (0%) 2.52 g (4%) 20.08 g (36%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 172.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 220.16 kcal (11%) 0 g (0%) 5.11 g (8%) 40.63 g (73%)
8. Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw - nutritional score 16.00 / 100
  
Fiber Sugars Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)0.00 g (0%)109.00 kcal (5%)0.00 g (0%)0.49 g (1%)24.40 g (44%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 oz and boneless (or 28.35g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 30.9 kcal (2%) 0 g (0%) 0.14 g (0%) 6.92 g (12%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 cubic inch and boneless (or 16.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 17.44 kcal (1%) 0 g (0%) 0.08 g (0%) 3.9 g (7%)
  Other serving sizes 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 92.65 kcal (5%) 0 g (0%) 0.42 g (1%) 20.74 g (37%)
9. Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids - nutritional score 14.00 / 100
  
Fiber Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)198.00 kcal (10%)0.00 g (0%)8.21 g (13%)29.13 g (52%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 168.3 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 6.98 g (11%) 24.76 g (44%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 171.00g):
   0 g (0%) 338.58 kcal (17%) 0 g (0%) 14.04 g (22%) 49.81 g (89%)
10. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids - nutritional score 15.00 / 100
  
Fiber Sugars Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)0.00 g (0%)116.00 kcal (6%)0.00 g (0%)0.82 g (1%)25.51 g (46%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 98.6 kcal (5%) 0 g (0%) 0.7 g (1%) 21.68 g (39%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 165.00g):
   0 g (0%) 0 g (0%) 191.4 kcal (10%) 0 g (0%) 1.35 g (2%) 42.09 g (75%)
11. Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids - nutritional score 14.00 / 100
  
Fiber Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)186.00 kcal (9%)0.00 g (0%)8.08 g (12%)26.53 g (47%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 158.1 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 6.87 g (11%) 22.55 g (40%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 178.00g):
   0 g (0%) 331.08 kcal (17%) 0 g (0%) 14.38 g (22%) 47.22 g (84%)
12. Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids - nutritional score 15.00 / 100
  
Fiber Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)128.00 kcal (6%)0.00 g (0%)2.97 g (5%)23.62 g (42%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 108.8 kcal (5%) 0 g (0%) 2.52 g (4%) 20.08 g (36%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 can (or 172.00g):
   0 g (0%) 220.16 kcal (11%) 0 g (0%) 5.11 g (8%) 40.63 g (73%)
13. Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat - nutritional score 16.00 / 100
  
Fiber Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  For a 100g serving :
0.00 g (0%)132.00 kcal (7%)0.00 g (0%)1.29 g (2%)28.21 g (50%)
  Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):
   0 g (0%) 112.2 kcal (6%) 0 g (0%) 1.1 g (2%) 23.98 g (43%)
  Other serving sizes 0.500 fillet (or 154.00g):
   0 g (0%) 203.28 kcal (10%) 0 g (0%) 1.99 g (3%) 43.44 g (78%)