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Canned Meat

USDA's branded food database lists 647 canned meat products; the median has 155 calories, 0 g of sugars, 14.6 g of protein and 600 mg of sodium per 100 g.

Products as manufacturers categorize them when they submit to USDA.

How canned meat products are spread

Half of all canned meat products have between 0 g and 1.8 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories106155232
Sugars0 g0 g1.8 g
Protein12.5 g14.6 g18.8 g
Sodium446 mg600 mg929 mg
Fiber0 g0 g0 g
Saturated fat0 g3.2 g6.3 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*17 of 6473%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving0 of 5820%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving279 of 64643%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*34 of 6455%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving377 of 59164%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most canned meat products

BrandProducts
Great Value31
Armour Star24
Spam20
Hormel17
Harvest Creek16
Clover Valley16
Hargis House12
Kroger11

Aisles this category feeds

The canned chicken aisle

Every canned meat product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov