Table: list of nutrients and their content in tuna fish ( light, canned in oil, drained solids). Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion.

 

Nutrients	Units of measurement for nutrients	Nutrient content per 100 grams of tuna
Water	g	59.83
Energy	kcal	198
Energy	kj	830
Protein	g	29.13
Total lipid (fat)	g	8.21
Ash	g	2.76
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	0.00
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.0
Sugars, total	g	0.00
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	13
Iron, Fe	mg	1.39
Magnesium, Mg	mg	31
Phosphorus, P	mg	311
Potassium, K	mg	207
Sodium, Na	mg	354
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.90
Copper, Cu	mg	0.071
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.015
Fluoride, F	mcg	31.0
Selenium, Se	mcg	76.0
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0
Thiamin	mg	0.038
Riboflavin	mg	0.120
Niacin	mg	12.400
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.370
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.110
Folate, total	mcg	5
Folic acid	mcg	0
Folate, food	mcg	5
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	5
Vitamin B-12	mcg	2.20
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00
Vitamin A, IU	IU	77
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	23
Retinol	mcg	23
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.87
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00
Tocopherol, beta	mg	0.02
Tocopherol, gamma	mg	3.96
Tocopherol, delta	mg	1.24
Vitamin D	IU	236
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	44.0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	1.534
4:0	g	0.000
6:0	g	0.000
8:0	g	0.000
10:0	g	0.000
12:0	g	0.000
14:0	g	0.027
16:0	g	1.415
18:0	g	0.092
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	2.949
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.083
18:1 undifferentiated	g	2.839
20:1	g	0.027
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	2.885
18:2 undifferentiated	g	2.683
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.074
18:4	g	0.000
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000
20:5 n-3	g	0.027
22:5 n-3	g	0.000
22:6 n-3	g	0.101
Cholesterol	mg	18
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.326
Threonine	g	1.277
Isoleucine	g	1.342
Leucine	g	2.368
Lysine	g	2.675
Methionine	g	0.862
Cystine	g	0.312
Phenylalanine	g	1.137
Tyrosine	g	0.983
Valine	g	1.501
Arginine	g	1.743
Histidine	g	0.858
Alanine	g	1.762
Aspartic acid	g	2.983
Glutamic acid	g	4.349
Glycine	g	1.398
Proline	g	1.030
Serine	g	1.189
Other
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0
Caffeine	mg	0
Theobromine	mg	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	0
Carotene, alpha	mcg	0
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0
Lycopene	mcg	0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	0

 

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Nutrient data on tuna adapted from:

USDA National Nutrient Database Reference, Release 19 (2006).

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