Calories in a Can of Tuna, Sardines and Salmon

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

A can of tuna, a can of sardines and a can of salmon each have a can weight printed on their SR Legacy record page. This guide gives twenty-three canned fish records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central: eight tuna records (light and white, in oil and in water, with and without salt), two sardine records, ten salmon records (pink, sockeye, chum), and one record each for canned jack mackerel, anchovies and cod, with the can, cup and piece weights printed on their record pages. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has no canned fish row, so this page uses SR Legacy only. Fresh Indian fish are in our fish protein guide, prawns, crab and squid in our shellfish guide and fish pieces in our calories per piece guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 can (165 g) of light tuna in water, drained, is 141.9 kcal, 1 can (171 g) of light tuna in oil, drained, 338.6 kcal, 1 can (92 g) of Atlantic sardines in oil, drained, with bone, 191.4 kcal and 1 can (315 g) of pink salmon, drained solids, 434.7 kcal. Our reading: the packing liquid and the drained weight decide the tin: the same light tuna record family lists oil and water, and a can of one kind of fish is not a can of another.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. The records also print ounce weights (such as 3 oz) and cubic-inch weights, which are not shown. A can on a record is the can's drained weight or its total contents as the label says.

The sums: 173708 198 × 321 / 100 = 635.58, so 635.6 kcal; 173708 198 × 171 / 100 = 338.58, so 338.6 kcal; 173708 198 × 146 / 100 = 289.08, so 289.1 kcal; 173709 86 × 165 / 100 = 141.9, so 141.9 kcal; 173709 86 × 315 / 100 = 270.9, so 270.9 kcal; 173709 86 × 154 / 100 = 132.44, so 132.4 kcal; 175157 186 × 178 / 100 = 331.08, so 331.1 kcal; 175158 128 × 172 / 100 = 220.16, so 220.2 kcal; 174227 198 × 171 / 100 = 338.58, so 338.6 kcal; 171986 116 × 165 / 100 = 191.4, so 191.4 kcal; 171987 186 × 178 / 100 = 331.08, so 331.1 kcal; 171988 128 × 172 / 100 = 220.16, so 220.2 kcal; 175139 208 × 12 / 100 = 24.96, so 25.0 kcal; 175139 208 × 92 / 100 = 191.36, so 191.4 kcal; 175139 208 × 149 / 100 = 309.92, so 309.9 kcal; 175139 208 × 24 / 100 = 49.92, so 49.9 kcal; 175140 185 × 89 / 100 = 164.65, so 164.7 kcal; 175140 185 × 38 / 100 = 70.3, so 70.3 kcal; 175140 185 × 370 / 100 = 684.5, so 684.5 kcal; 173690 129 × 411 / 100 = 530.19, so 530.2 kcal; 175175 138 × 315 / 100 = 434.7, so 434.7 kcal; 173724 136 × 242 / 100 = 329.12, so 329.1 kcal; 174225 139 × 454 / 100 = 631.06, so 631.1 kcal; 175174 153 × 417 / 100 = 638.01, so 638.0 kcal; 173693 167 × 337 / 100 = 562.79, so 562.8 kcal; 173723 158 × 247 / 100 = 390.26, so 390.3 kcal; 174226 153 × 369 / 100 = 564.57, so 564.6 kcal; 175135 141 × 369 / 100 = 520.29, so 520.3 kcal; 174224 141 × 369 / 100 = 520.29, so 520.3 kcal; 175121 156 × 190 / 100 = 296.4, so 296.4 kcal; 175121 156 × 361 / 100 = 563.16, so 563.2 kcal; 174183 210 × 20 / 100 = 42, so 42.0 kcal; 174183 210 × 4 / 100 = 8.4, so 8.4 kcal; 174183 210 × 45 / 100 = 94.5, so 94.5 kcal; 174189 105 × 312 / 100 = 327.6, so 327.6 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Energy per 100 g, SR Legacy, highest first: 174183 (Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids) 210, 175139 (Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone) 208, 173708 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids) 198, 174227 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids) 198, 175157 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids) 186, 171987 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids) 186, 175140 (Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone) 185, 173693 (Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids) 167, 173723 (Salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones) 158, 175121 (Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids) 156, 175174 (Salmon, sockeye, canned, total can contents) 153, 174226 (Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone) 153, 175135 (Fish, salmon, chum, canned, drained solids with bone) 141, 174224 (Fish, salmon, chum, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone) 141, 174225 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, without salt, solids with bone and liquid) 139, 175175 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, drained solids) 138, 173724 (Fish, Salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones) 136, 173690 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, total can contents) 129, 175158 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids) 128, 171988 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids) 128, 171986 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids) 116, 174189 (Fish, cod, Atlantic, canned, solids and liquid) 105, 173709 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 86.
• Per printed can, highest first: 175140 (Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone), 1 can, 370 g, 684.5 kcal, 175174 (Salmon, sockeye, canned, total can contents), 1 can total can contents, 417 g, 638.0 kcal, 173708 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids), 1 can (12.5 oz), drained, 321 g, 635.6 kcal, 174225 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, without salt, solids with bone and liquid), 1 can, 454 g, 631.1 kcal, 174226 (Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone), 1 can, 369 g, 564.6 kcal, 175121 (Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids), 1 can (15 oz), 361 g, 563.2 kcal, 173693 (Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids), 1 can, 337 g, 562.8 kcal, 173690 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, total can contents), 1 can, 411 g, 530.2 kcal, 175135 (Fish, salmon, chum, canned, drained solids with bone), 1 can, 369 g, 520.3 kcal, 174224 (Fish, salmon, chum, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone), 1 can, 369 g, 520.3 kcal, 175175 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, drained solids), 1 can drained solids (total), 315 g, 434.7 kcal, 173723 (Salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones), 1 can drained solids, bone and skin removed, 247 g, 390.3 kcal, 173708 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids), 1 can, 171 g, 338.6 kcal, 174227 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids), 1 can, 171 g, 338.6 kcal, 175157 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids), 1 can, 178 g, 331.1 kcal, 171987 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids), 1 can, 178 g, 331.1 kcal, 173724 (Fish, Salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones), 1 can drained solids, bone and skin removed, 242 g, 329.1 kcal, 174189 (Fish, cod, Atlantic, canned, solids and liquid), 1 can, 312 g, 327.6 kcal, 173709 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)), 1 can (12.5 oz), drained, 315 g, 270.9 kcal, 175158 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids), 1 can, 172 g, 220.2 kcal, 171988 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids), 1 can, 172 g, 220.2 kcal, 171986 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids), 1 can, 165 g, 191.4 kcal, 175139 (Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone), 1 can (3.75 oz), 92 g, 191.4 kcal, 173709 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)), 1 can, 165 g, 141.9 kcal, 174183 (Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids), 1 can (2 oz), 45 g, 94.5 kcal.
• Per printed cup, highest first: 175139 (Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone), 1 cup, drained, 149 g, 309.9 kcal, 175121 (Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids), 1 cup, 190 g, 296.4 kcal, 173708 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids), 1 cup, solid or chunks, 146 g, 289.1 kcal, 175140 (Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone), 1 cup, 89 g, 164.7 kcal, 173709 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)), 1 cup, solid or chunks, 154 g, 132.4 kcal.
• Per printed piece (sardine, anchovy, small piece), highest first: 175140 (Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone), 1 sardine, 38 g, 70.3 kcal, 175139 (Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone), 2 sardines, 24 g, 49.9 kcal, 174183 (Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids), 5 anchovies, 20 g, 42.0 kcal, 175139 (Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone), 1 small (2-2/3" x 1/2" x 1/4"), 12 g, 25.0 kcal, 174183 (Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids), 1 anchovy, 4 g, 8.4 kcal.

Why these are reference rows, not your tin

• Names are the records'. No record name or portion label shown here carries a company name. "Drained solids", "total can contents", "in oil", "in water" and "without salt" are USDA's own names and are shown as printed; we do not say which one a tin matches.
• Drained is not total. A can's printed drained weight and its total contents differ; the row says which. Log the drained fish by its drained weight or use the label.
• No row for Indian fish names here. A search of the SR Legacy table on 28 Oct 2026 for surmai, bombil and bangda returned no record. Fresh Indian fish are in our fish guides, from IFCT 2017.
• Every portion here is printed. No can, cup or piece weight on this page is ours: each is printed on its record page, and the only weight that is ours is the labelled 100 g example in the logging section.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy of 21 of the 23 records "Calculated" and print other or no source labels for the other 2 (171988, 175140); they are USDA values, not our measurements.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Use the drained weight. 100 g of light tuna in water, drained (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 173709 is 86 × 100 / 100 = 86, so 86.0 kcal.
• Pick the packing. Oil, water and tomato sauce are different rows; the same weight of each gives different calories.
• Mayonnaise and the rest of the dish are separate. Mayonnaise, bread and salad on top are not in these rows; mayonnaise is in our spreads guide.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log a tin from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same plate.

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What this page leaves out

• A calorie target, and any claim about what fish does to your weight or health: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Surmai, bombil, bangda, canned crab or prawns, fish curry, dried fish and any tin's own recipe: no record used here. We searched for surmai, bombil and bangda (no record) and did not search for canned crab or prawns, fish curry or dried fish.
• The "fish canned" search returned 25 records: 21 are used and these 4 are left out: Alaska Native records 168024, 167614, 167645, 167642.
• The "tuna" search returned 17 records: 8 canned records are used and these 9 are left out: fresh tuna 173706, 175156, 175159, 173707, 172005, 172006, tuna salad 175160, a company-named sandwich 170316 and a sub in our sandwich guide 170299.
• The "sardine" search returned 3 records: 2 used and fish oil 173578 left out. The "mackerel" search returned 10: 175121 used, and 168149, 175119, 175122, 173673, 175120, 174236, 173674, 173672, 171994 left out (fresh, cooked and salted mackerel). The "anchovy" search returned 2: 174183 used, raw anchovy 174182 left out. The "herring" search returned 11, none used and none canned: 172340, 173668, 175118, 175116, 173669, 175117, 174233, 168990, 169806, 168989, 169807. The "fish sticks" search returned 1: 174195, left out.
• The "salmon" search returned 47 records: 10 canned records are used and the other 37 are left out: raw 173688, 173689, 175138, 173691, 175167, 173686, 173715, 175136; cooked 171999, 172000, 172001, 173692, 175168, 171998, 173716, 173719, 175137; oil 172343; smoked 173687, 171985; nuggets 173721, 173722; and Alaska Native records 168054, 168046, 168023, 167639, 168047, 167616, 167647, 167646, 168045, 168024, 167614, 167615, 167645, 167642, 169813.
• Fresh and cooked fish: the "fish raw" search returned 89 records and "fish cooked" 82, which we counted and did not read or list.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173708 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids): Energy 198 kcal (830 kJ), protein 29.1 g, total fat 8.21 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can (12.5 oz), drained 321 g; 1 can 171 g; 1 cup, solid or chunks 146 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173709 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)): Energy 86 kcal (361 kJ), protein 19.4 g, total fat 0.96 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 165 g; 1 can (12.5 oz), drained 315 g; 1 cup, solid or chunks 154 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175157 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids): Energy 186 kcal (778 kJ), protein 26.5 g, total fat 8.08 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 178 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175158 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids): Energy 128 kcal (536 kJ), protein 23.6 g, total fat 2.97 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 172 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174227 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids): Energy 198 kcal (830 kJ), protein 29.1 g, total fat 8.21 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 171 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171986 (Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids): Energy 116 kcal (487 kJ), protein 25.5 g, total fat 0.82 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 165 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171987 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids): Energy 186 kcal (778 kJ), protein 26.5 g, total fat 8.08 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 178 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171988 (Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids): Energy 128 kcal (536 kJ), protein 23.6 g, total fat 2.97 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 172 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175139 (Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone): Energy 208 kcal (871 kJ), protein 24.6 g, total fat 11.4 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 small (2-2/3" x 1/2" x 1/4") 12 g; 1 can (3.75 oz) 92 g; 1 cup, drained 149 g; 2 sardines 24 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175140 (Fish, sardine, Pacific, canned in tomato sauce, drained solids with bone): Energy 185 kcal (774 kJ), protein 20.9 g, total fat 10.4 g, carbohydrate 0.54 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 89 g; 1 sardine 38 g; 1 can 370 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173690 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, total can contents): Energy 129 kcal (539 kJ), protein 19.7 g, total fat 4.97 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 411 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175175 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, drained solids): Energy 138 kcal (576 kJ), protein 23.1 g, total fat 5.02 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can drained solids (total) 315 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173724 (Fish, Salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones): Energy 136 kcal (570 kJ), protein 24.6 g, total fat 4.21 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can drained solids, bone and skin removed 242 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174225 (Fish, salmon, pink, canned, without salt, solids with bone and liquid): Energy 139 kcal (582 kJ), protein 19.8 g, total fat 6.05 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 454 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175174 (Salmon, sockeye, canned, total can contents): Energy 153 kcal (639 kJ), protein 20.6 g, total fat 7.17 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can total can contents 417 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173693 (Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids): Energy 167 kcal (701 kJ), protein 23.6 g, total fat 7.39 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 337 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173723 (Salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones): Energy 158 kcal (662 kJ), protein 26.3 g, total fat 5.87 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can drained solids, bone and skin removed 247 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174226 (Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone): Energy 153 kcal (640 kJ), protein 20.5 g, total fat 7.31 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 369 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175135 (Fish, salmon, chum, canned, drained solids with bone): Energy 141 kcal (590 kJ), protein 21.4 g, total fat 5.5 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 369 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174224 (Fish, salmon, chum, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone): Energy 141 kcal (590 kJ), protein 21.4 g, total fat 5.5 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 369 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 175121 (Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids): Energy 156 kcal (653 kJ), protein 23.2 g, total fat 6.3 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 190 g; 1 can (15 oz) 361 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174183 (Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids): Energy 210 kcal (879 kJ), protein 28.9 g, total fat 9.71 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 5 anchovies 20 g; 1 anchovy 4 g; 1 can (2 oz) 45 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174189 (Fish, cod, Atlantic, canned, solids and liquid): Energy 105 kcal (439 kJ), protein 22.8 g, total fat 0.86 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 can 312 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): no canned fish row; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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