USDA food category

Finfish and Shellfish Products

According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed September 2026), finfish and shellfish products entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.

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Foods shown
134
Avg kcal / 100glow density
20.3g
Avg proteinhigh · 41% DV

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Dual-rank verdict

Finfish and Shellfish Products ranks 21st of 25 USDA food groups on average calorie density (134 kcal/100g) but 5th of 25 on average protein (20.3g/100g), group-level USDA averages rather than any single food.

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avg calories / 100g
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by calorie density

FINFISH_AND_SHELLFISH_PR · USDA FDC · September 2026

Finfish and Shellfish Products group desk

CAL-LEAN 134 kcal/100g PRO-HIGH 20.3g/100g DENS-QUIET #21/25 dense PRO-RANK-HOT #5/25 protein COUNT-SMALL 288 BELOW-PEER Baby Foods · 20 lighter BOOK-FDC 288 idx · September 2026

288 index-core foods average 134 kcal and 20.3g protein per 100g · #21/25 by calorie density · #5/25 by protein. Read with nearest density peer: Baby Foods (+20 kcal/100g).

Calorie-density neighbourhood around Finfish and Shellfish Products

Vegetables and · lightest avg63 kcalSoups, Sauces, · near104 kcalBeverages · near111 kcalFinfish and · this group134 kcalBaby Foods · near154 kcalFats and · densest avg609 kcal
Neighbourhood around Finfish and Shellfish Products's 134 kcal/100g group average, not a full 25-group distribution reprint.

Most calorie-dense finfish and shellfish products

Calories per 100 g across the foods on this page

  1. 1 Crustaceans, shrimp 242 kcal
  2. 2 Fish, catfish 229 kcal
  3. 3 Fish, anchovy 210 kcal
  4. 4 Fish, butterfish 187 kcal
  5. 5 Fish, carp 162 kcal
  6. 6 Fish, bluefish 159 kcal
  7. 7 Crustaceans, crab 155 kcal
  8. 8 Fish, bass 146 kcal
  9. 9 Fish, butterfish 146 kcal
  10. 10 Fish, catfish 144 kcal
  11. 11 Crustaceans, spiny lobster 143 kcal
  12. 12 Fish, Salmon 136 kcal
kcal / 100g Source: USDA FoodData Central (page 1)

Where finfish and shellfish products sit on protein

This group averages 20.3g of protein per 100g, placed against every USDA reference (whole) food.

Protein per 100g - Finfish and Shellfish Products average vs every USDA reference food

USDA reference (whole) foods with a protein value

20 Top 27% higher than 73% of 7,880 USDA reference foods

0–5: 2,829 USDA reference foods (36%). Below this entry. 5–10: 1,170 USDA reference foods (15%). Below this entry. 10–15: 863 USDA reference foods (11%). Below this entry. 15–20: 783 USDA reference foods (10%). Below this entry. 20–25: 1,085 USDA reference foods (14%). This entry sits in this band. 25–30: 826 USDA reference foods (10%). Above this entry. 30–35: 230 USDA reference foods (3%). Above this entry. 35–40: 32 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 40–45: 9 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 45–50: 11 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 50–55: 9 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 55–60: 33 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. This group's avg 0 60 every USDA reference food, bucketed by value

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Source USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy & Foundation · 2026

Where Finfish and Shellfish Products sits among the 25 USDA food groups

Plotted by average calories and average protein per 100g, group-level averages across every USDA food category (not individual foods).

06.412.819.225.635.7185.8336.0486.1636.3Avg protein / 100gAvg calories / 100gPoint 1: Avg protein / 100g 13.9, Avg calories / 100g 218Point 2: Avg protein / 100g 10.6, Avg calories / 100g 254Point 3: Avg protein / 100g 4.2, Avg calories / 100g 154Point 4: Avg protein / 100g 0.8, Avg calories / 100g 609Point 5: Avg protein / 100g 23.3, Avg calories / 100g 197Point 6: Avg protein / 100g 3.4, Avg calories / 100g 104Point 7: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 256Point 8: Avg protein / 100g 8.2, Avg calories / 100g 328Point 9: Avg protein / 100g 0.9, Avg calories / 100g 87Point 10: Avg protein / 100g 22.2, Avg calories / 100g 211Point 11: Avg protein / 100g 2.8, Avg calories / 100g 63Point 12: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 498Point 13: Avg protein / 100g 24.4, Avg calories / 100g 211Point 14: Avg protein / 100g 3.5, Avg calories / 100g 111Point 15: Avg protein / 100g 14.1, Avg calories / 100g 205Point 16: Avg protein / 100g 23.1, Avg calories / 100g 216Point 17: Avg protein / 100g 7, Avg calories / 100g 360Point 18: Avg protein / 100g 5, Avg calories / 100g 330Point 19: Avg protein / 100g 8.9, Avg calories / 100g 288Point 20: Avg protein / 100g 12.4, Avg calories / 100g 253Point 21: Avg protein / 100g 8, Avg calories / 100g 211Point 22: Avg protein / 100g 9.8, Avg calories / 100g 444Point 23: Avg protein / 100g 16.5, Avg calories / 100g 209Point 24: Avg protein / 100g 10.1, Avg calories / 100g 221Finfish and Shellfish Products: Avg protein / 100g 20.3, Avg calories / 100g 134High-cal, low-proteinHigh-cal, high-proteinLow-cal, low-proteinLow-cal, high-protein
Finfish and Shellfish Products: 20.3g avg protein, 134 avg kcal per 100g, among 25 USDA food groups
Read the chart as text
  • Point 1: Avg protein / 100g 13.9, Avg calories / 100g 218
  • Point 2: Avg protein / 100g 10.6, Avg calories / 100g 254
  • Point 3: Avg protein / 100g 4.2, Avg calories / 100g 154
  • Point 4: Avg protein / 100g 0.8, Avg calories / 100g 609
  • Point 5: Avg protein / 100g 23.3, Avg calories / 100g 197
  • Point 6: Avg protein / 100g 3.4, Avg calories / 100g 104
  • Point 7: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 256
  • Point 8: Avg protein / 100g 8.2, Avg calories / 100g 328
  • Point 9: Avg protein / 100g 0.9, Avg calories / 100g 87
  • Point 10: Avg protein / 100g 22.2, Avg calories / 100g 211
  • Point 11: Avg protein / 100g 2.8, Avg calories / 100g 63
  • Point 12: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 498
  • Point 13: Avg protein / 100g 24.4, Avg calories / 100g 211
  • Point 14: Avg protein / 100g 3.5, Avg calories / 100g 111
  • Point 15: Avg protein / 100g 14.1, Avg calories / 100g 205
  • Point 16: Avg protein / 100g 23.1, Avg calories / 100g 216
  • Point 17: Avg protein / 100g 7, Avg calories / 100g 360
  • Point 18: Avg protein / 100g 5, Avg calories / 100g 330
  • Point 19: Avg protein / 100g 8.9, Avg calories / 100g 288
  • Point 20: Avg protein / 100g 12.4, Avg calories / 100g 253
  • Point 21: Avg protein / 100g 8, Avg calories / 100g 211
  • Point 22: Avg protein / 100g 9.8, Avg calories / 100g 444
  • Point 23: Avg protein / 100g 16.5, Avg calories / 100g 209
  • Point 24: Avg protein / 100g 10.1, Avg calories / 100g 221
  • Finfish and Shellfish Products: Avg protein / 100g 20.3, Avg calories / 100g 134
Name Calories Protein Fat Carbs

→ Compare the first three finfish and shellfish products foods side-by-side

Alaska Pollock, raw

Whole Food
78 cal (est.)
P: 17.3gF: 1.0gC: 0.1g

Anchovies, canned in olive oil, with salt, drained

Whole Food
206 cal (est.)
P: 26.9gF: 9.9gC: 2.4g

Cod, Pacific or Alaskan, frozen, wild caught

Whole Food
61 cal (est.)
P: 14.2gF: 0.2gC: 0.5g

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
97 cal
P: 19.4gF: 1.5gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi

Whole Food
95 cal
P: 7.6gF: 0.5gC: 15.0g

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, raw

Whole Food
84 cal
P: 18.3gF: 0.6gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated

Whole Food
82 cal (est.)
P: 18.6gF: 0.8gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned

Whole Food
83 cal
P: 17.9gF: 0.7gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crab, blue, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
83 cal
P: 17.9gF: 0.7gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crab, blue, crab cakes, home recipe

Whole Food
155 cal
P: 20.2gF: 7.5gC: 0.5g

Crustaceans, crab, blue, raw

Whole Food
87 cal
P: 18.1gF: 1.1gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
110 cal
P: 22.3gF: 1.2gC: 0.9g

Crustaceans, crab, dungeness, raw

Whole Food
86 cal
P: 17.4gF: 1.0gC: 0.7g

Crustaceans, crab, queen, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
115 cal
P: 23.7gF: 1.5gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crab, queen, raw

Whole Food
90 cal
P: 18.5gF: 1.2gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, farmed, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
87 cal
P: 17.5gF: 1.3gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, farmed, raw

Whole Food
72 cal
P: 14.8gF: 1.0gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
82 cal
P: 16.8gF: 1.2gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, raw

Whole Food
77 cal
P: 16.0gF: 0.9gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
89 cal
P: 19.0gF: 0.9gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, lobster, northern, raw

Whole Food
77 cal
P: 16.5gF: 0.8gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked

Whole Food
99 cal
P: 24.0gF: 0.3gC: 0.2g

Crustaceans, shrimp, farm raised, raw

Whole Food
71 cal (est.)
P: 15.6gF: 0.8gC: 0.5g

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, canned

Whole Food
100 cal
P: 20.4gF: 1.4gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, breaded and fried

Whole Food
242 cal
P: 21.4gF: 12.3gC: 11.5g

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may contain additives to retain moisture)

Whole Food
119 cal
P: 22.8gF: 1.7gC: 1.5g

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, imitation, made from surimi

Whole Food
101 cal
P: 12.4gF: 1.5gC: 9.1g

Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, raw (may contain additives to retain moisture)

Whole Food
71 cal
P: 13.6gF: 1.0gC: 0.9g

Crustaceans, shrimp, raw

Whole Food
85 cal
P: 20.1gF: 0.5gC: 0.0g

Crustaceans, spiny lobster, mixed species, cooked, moist heat

Whole Food
143 cal
P: 26.4gF: 1.9gC: 3.1g

Crustaceans, spiny lobster, mixed species, raw

Whole Food
112 cal
P: 20.6gF: 1.5gC: 2.4g

Fish, Salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones

Whole Food
136 cal
P: 24.6gF: 4.2gC: 0.0g

Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids

Whole Food
210 cal
P: 28.9gF: 9.7gC: 0.0g

Fish, anchovy, european, raw

Whole Food
131 cal
P: 20.4gF: 4.8gC: 0.0g

Fish, bass, fresh water, mixed species, raw

Whole Food
114 cal
P: 18.9gF: 3.7gC: 0.0g

Fish, bass, freshwater, mixed species, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
146 cal
P: 24.2gF: 4.7gC: 0.0g

Fish, bass, striped, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
124 cal
P: 22.7gF: 3.0gC: 0.0g

Fish, bass, striped, raw

Whole Food
97 cal
P: 17.7gF: 2.3gC: 0.0g

Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
159 cal
P: 25.7gF: 5.4gC: 0.0g

Fish, bluefish, raw

Whole Food
124 cal
P: 20.0gF: 4.2gC: 0.0g

Fish, burbot, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
115 cal
P: 24.8gF: 1.0gC: 0.0g

Fish, burbot, raw

Whole Food
90 cal
P: 19.3gF: 0.8gC: 0.0g

Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
187 cal
P: 22.1gF: 10.3gC: 0.0g

Fish, butterfish, raw

Whole Food
146 cal
P: 17.3gF: 8.0gC: 0.0g

Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
162 cal
P: 22.9gF: 7.2gC: 0.0g

Fish, carp, raw

Whole Food
127 cal
P: 17.8gF: 5.6gC: 0.0g

Fish, catfish, channel, cooked, breaded and fried

Whole Food
229 cal
P: 18.1gF: 13.3gC: 8.0g

Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
144 cal
P: 18.4gF: 7.2gC: 0.0g

Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, raw

Whole Food
119 cal
P: 15.2gF: 5.9gC: 0.0g

Fish, catfish, channel, wild, cooked, dry heat

Whole Food
105 cal
P: 18.5gF: 2.9gC: 0.0g
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Primary source data

USDA FoodData Central → FDA Food Labeling & Nutrition → Dietary Guidelines for Americans →

Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.

Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Key takeaways

  • Within Finfish and Shellfish Products, Crustaceans is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 242 cal per 100g, while Crustaceans is the lightest at 71 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
  • By average calorie density, finfish and shellfish products ranks 21st of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
  • Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.