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Salmon vs tuna
Per 100 g, salmon has 206 calories and tuna 90. Salmon has more total fat (12 g against 0.9 g), saturated fat (2.4 g against 0.2 g), cholesterol (63 mg against 36 mg), vitamin D (13 mcg against 1.2 mcg) and potassium (384 mg against 176 mg); tuna has more sodium (219 mg against 61 mg) and iron (1.7 mg against 0.3 mg). Beyond the label, salmon has more phosphorus (252 mg against 137 mg), thiamin (0.34 mg against 0.03 mg) and vitamin B6 (0.65 mg against 0.32 mg); tuna more selenium (68 µg against 41 µg) and niacin (9.9 mg against 8.0 mg). USDA FoodData Central, the typical form of each.
Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
The two labels, portion by portion
Each label shows the food's typical portion; switch either to 100 g to compare weight for weight.
Salmon
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat, USDA FoodData Central.
Tuna
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids, USDA FoodData Central.
Every label nutrient, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Salmon | Tuna | Salmon vs tuna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 206 | 90 | +129% |
| Total fat | 12 g | 0.9 g | +1214% |
| Saturated fat | 2.4 g | 0.2 g | +970% |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg | 36 mg | +75% |
| Sodium | 61 mg | 219 mg | -72% |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g | 0.1 g | 0.1 g less |
| Fiber | 0 g | n/a | |
| Sugars | 0 g | n/a | |
| Protein | 22 g | 19 g | +16% |
| Vitamin D | 13 mcg | 1.2 mcg | +992% |
| Calcium | 15 mg | 18 mg | 3.0 mg less |
| Iron | 0.3 mg | 1.7 mg | -80% |
| Potassium | 384 mg | 176 mg | +118% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central (Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat; Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids), April 30, 2026 release.
Vitamins and minerals beyond the label, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Salmon | Tuna | Salmon vs tuna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium | 30 mg | 23 mg | +32% |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg | 0.02 mg | -16% |
| Selenium | 41 µg | 68 µg | -39% |
| Zinc | 0.43 mg | 0.66 mg | -35% |
| Phosphorus | 252 mg | 137 mg | +84% |
| Thiamin | 0.34 mg | 0.03 mg | +1033% |
| Riboflavin | 0.14 mg | 0.08 mg | +65% |
| Niacin | 8.0 mg | 9.9 mg | -19% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.65 mg | 0.32 mg | +102% |
| Folate | 34 µg DFE | n/a | |
| Vitamin A | 69 µg RAE | n/a | |
| Vitamin C | 3.7 mg | n/a | |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | n/a | |
| Vitamin K | 0.10 µg | n/a |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, every nutrient the two records report; differences of 20% and 5% of the Daily Value are named in the lead.
What the numbers do not say
Composition only: the table does not measure how either food affects blood sugar or health. The values are for the USDA forms named under each label; for a packaged product, its own label is the authority.
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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
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov