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Canned tuna: most protein

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Of the 840 products in the canned tuna aisle of USDA's branded food database, Lightly Seasoned in Smoke Flavor Gourmet Light Tuna by Tuny has the most protein: 36.0 g per 100 g (27.0 g per 75 g serving); the aisle's median is 23.2 g. 97% of those with a declared serving (808) declare 10 g or more per labeled serving, FDA's "high in protein" line before its protein-quality correction (21 CFR 101.54(b), 101.9(c)(7)).

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; values per 100 g as submitted by manufacturers; one product per UPC.

Updated · By · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked

Which canned tuna has the most protein per 100 g?

  1. 1
    36.0gper 100 g · 27.0 g per serving
  2. 2
    Tuna, Oregon Olive Mill Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    Jacobsen Salt Co. · 56 g serving
    32.1gper 100 g · 18.0 g per serving
  3. 3
    Albacore Tuna
    Dorothy Lane Market · 56 g serving
    32.1gper 100 g · 18.0 g per serving
  4. 4
    30.6gper 100 g · 26.0 g per serving
  5. 5
    Ahi Wild Yellowfin Tuna
    Safe Catch · 56 g serving
    30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
  6. 6
    Chunk Light Tuna in Water
    Big Y · 56 g serving
    30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
  7. 7
    30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
  8. 8
    Solid Light Tuna in Oil
    Ecuatun · 56 g serving
    30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
  9. 9
    29.6gper 100 g · 32.0 g per serving
  10. 10
    29.5gper 100 g · 33.0 g per serving
  11. 11
    29.4gper 100 g · 25.0 g per serving
  12. 12
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Hy-vee Select · 85 g serving
    29.4gper 100 g · 25.0 g per serving
  13. 13
    29.3gper 100 g · 22.0 g per serving
  14. 14
    29.2gper 100 g · 33.0 g per serving
  15. 15
    Solid White Albacore Wild Tuna in Water
    Sea Tales · 113 g serving
    29.2gper 100 g · 33.0 g per serving
  16. 16
    29.2gper 100 g · 33.0 g per serving
  17. 17
    29.2gper 100 g · 33.0 g per serving
  18. 18
    29.2gper 100 g · 33.0 g per serving
  19. 19
    29.2gper 100 g · 35.0 g per serving
  20. 20
    Tuna Solid Pack in Oil
    Atun Ecuador · 56 g serving
    29.1gper 100 g · 16.3 g per serving
  21. 21
    28.9gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  22. 22
    Harris Teeter, Solid White Tuna in Water
    Harris-Teeter Inc. · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  23. 23
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  24. 24
    Bumble Bee, White Tuna in Spring Water
    Bumble Bee Foods, LLC · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  25. 25
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    brand not named · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  26. 26
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Roundy's · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  27. 27
    Solid White Tuna Albacore in Water
    Spartan · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  28. 28
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  29. 29
    Solid White Tuna
    Stater Bros. · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  30. 30
    Chicken of the Sea, Solid Light Tuna
    Chicken of the Sea · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  31. 31
    Solid White Tuna in Water
    Weis · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  32. 32
    Solid Tuna in Water
    Weis · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  33. 33
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Schnucks · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  34. 34
    Solid White Tuna in Water
    Rubinstein's · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  35. 35
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  36. 36
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  37. 37
    Albacore Solid White Tuna
    Choice Landing · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  38. 38
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  39. 39
    Ahi Wild Yellowfin Tuna in Avocado Oil
    Safe Catch · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  40. 40
    Solid White Premium Albacore Tuna in Water
    Harris Teeter · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  41. 41
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  42. 42
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  43. 43
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  44. 44
    Albacore Solid White Tuna in Water
    Harmons · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  45. 45
    Solid White Tuna in Water
    Harmons · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  46. 46
    Albacore Solid White Tuna
    Kirkland Signature · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  47. 47
    Albacore Solid White Tuna in Water
    Ocean Naturals · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  48. 48
    Tuna in Olive Oil
    Conservas Ortiz, S.a. · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  49. 49
    Tuna Fillets in Olive Oil
    Tonnino · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  50. 50
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  51. 51
    Tuna Center Loin in Olive Oil
    Conservera De Tarifa · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  52. 52
    Albacore Tuna
    Sea Fare Pacific · 56 g serving
    28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  53. 53
    Chunk White Tuna in Water
    Raley's · 74 g serving
    28.4gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  54. 54
    Albacore White Tuna in Water
    Tops · 74 g serving
    28.4gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  55. 55
    28.4gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  56. 56
    Cajun Elite Wild Tuna
    Safe Catch · 74 g serving
    28.4gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  57. 57
    Garlic Herb Elite Wild Tuna
    Safe Catch · 74 g serving
    28.4gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  58. 58
    Citrus Pepper Elite Wild Tuna
    Safe Catch · 74 g serving
    28.4gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  59. 59
    Chili Lime Elite Wild Tuna
    Safe Catch · 74 g serving
    28.4gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  60. 60
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Spring Water
    Crown Prince · 120 g serving
    28.3gper 100 g · 34.0 g per serving
  61. 61
    28.3gper 100 g · 32.0 g per serving
  62. 62
    No Salt Added Skipjack Chunk Tuna in Water
    Nature's Greatest Foods · 85 g serving
    28.2gper 100 g · 24.0 g per serving
  63. 63
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Spring Water
    Crown Prince Natural · 85 g serving
    28.2gper 100 g · 24.0 g per serving
  64. 64
    Elite Pure Wild Tuna Steaks
    Safe Catch · 85 g serving
    28.2gper 100 g · 24.0 g per serving
  65. 65
    Elite Pure Wild Tuna
    Safe Catch · 85 g serving
    28.2gper 100 g · 24.0 g per serving
  66. 66
    28.2gper 100 g · 24.0 g per serving
  67. 67
    28.0gper 100 g · 21.0 g per serving
  68. 68
    White Meat Tuna in Olive Oil
    Arroyabe · 55 g serving
    27.8gper 100 g · 15.3 g per serving
  69. 69
    Chunk Light Tuna in Water
    365 Everyday Value · 54 g serving
    27.8gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  70. 70
    No Salt Added Chunk Light Tuna in Water
    365 Everyday Value · 54 g serving
    27.8gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  71. 71
    27.8gper 100 g · 30.0 g per serving
  72. 72
    365 Everyday Value, Chunk White Albacore Tuna
    365 Everyday Value · 54 g serving
    27.8gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  73. 73
    Chunk White Albacore Tuna
    365 Everyday Value · 54 g serving
    27.8gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  74. 74
    Chunk White Albacore Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    365 Everyday Value · 54 g serving
    27.8gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  75. 75
    Albacore Solid White Tuna in Water
    Wegmans · 119 g serving
    27.7gper 100 g · 33.0 g per serving
  76. 76
    27.7gper 100 g · 18.0 g per serving
  77. 77
    27.7gper 100 g · 18.0 g per serving
  78. 78
    27.7gper 100 g · 18.0 g per serving
  79. 79
    White Meat Tuna in Olive Oil
    Arroyabe · 58 g serving
    27.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
  80. 80
    Garlic & Herb Tuna
    Chicken of the Sea · 80 g serving
    27.5gper 100 g · 22.0 g per serving
  81. 81
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Kirkland Signature · 153 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 42.0 g per serving
  82. 82
    Premium Albacore Tuna
    Chicken of the Sea · 102 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 28.0 g per serving
  83. 83
    Yellowfin, Chunk Light Tuna in Water
    Wegmans · 113 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 31.0 g per serving
  84. 84
    27.4gper 100 g · 31.0 g per serving
  85. 85
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Signature Select · 113 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 31.0 g per serving
  86. 86
    Albacore Premium in Oil Tuna
    Chicken of the Sea · 113 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 31.0 g per serving
  87. 87
    27.4gper 100 g · 31.0 g per serving
  88. 88
    Tuna in Oil
    Van Camp's · 62 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
  89. 89
    White Meat Tuna in Spanish Olive Oil
    Matiz Espana · 73 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 20.0 g per serving
  90. 90
    Yellowfin Tuna Fillets in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    Private Selection · 117 g serving
    27.4gper 100 g · 32.0 g per serving
  91. 91
    White Tuna in Oil
    Molinera · 55 g serving
    27.3gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  92. 92
    Light Tuna in Olive Oil
    Albo · 55 g serving
    27.3gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  93. 93
    Bom Petisco, Solid Tuna in Vegetable Oil
    Bom Petisco · 55 g serving
    27.3gper 100 g · 15.0 g per serving
  94. 94
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Essential Everyday · 92 g serving
    27.2gper 100 g · 25.0 g per serving
  95. 95
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Essential Everyday · 92 g serving
    27.2gper 100 g · 25.0 g per serving
  96. 96
    Wild Skipjack Chunk Light Tuna in Water
    Hy-vee Select · 85 g serving
    27.1gper 100 g · 23.0 g per serving
  97. 97
    27.1gper 100 g · 23.0 g per serving
  98. 98
    Solid White Albacore Tuna in Water
    Essential Everyday · 85 g serving
    27.1gper 100 g · 23.0 g per serving
  99. 99
    Solid White Albacore Wid Caught Tuna in Water
    Signature Select · 85 g serving
    27.1gper 100 g · 23.0 g per serving
  100. 100
    Chunk Light Tuna in Water
    Raley's · 74 g serving
    27.0gper 100 g · 20.0 g per serving

How this ranking is made

834 products in the aisle declare protein; 826 are ranked, leaving out 5 records above 38.0 g per 100 g (1.25 times the aisle's 99th percentile; a name or brand built on protein, such as protein, skyr or ultra-filtered, is exempt) or whose label declares more protein, fat and carbohydrate than its calories can hold; 3 mixes, powders or concentrates (each rule). Values are per 100 g as each manufacturer submitted them to USDA, one product per UPC (its newest submission that meets the data contract), and one per product sold under several UPCs with the same label. The top 100 are shown; each was read again from USDA's live record at this release, and USDA's corrections are applied.

Download: the top 250 as CSV (CC BY 4.0).

What this ranking does not measure

Taste, price, where it is sold and whether the recipe changed since the manufacturer's last submission. Each product page shows the date of its record.

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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