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Salmon nutrition facts

A typical portion of salmon (3 oz; 85 g, atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat) has 180 calories and 19g of protein (USDA FoodData Central). USDA lists 54 descriptions of it: per 100 g they range from 116 calories (fish, Chum, raw) to 430 (fish, king, chinook, smoked, brined).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size3 oz (85g)

AmountPortion

Amount per serving

Calories180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10g13%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Trans Fat not declared

Cholesterol 55mg18%

Sodium 50mg2%

Total Carbohydrate 0g0%

Dietary Fiber 0g0%

Total Sugars 0g

Includes Added Sugars not declared

Protein 19g38%

Vitamin D 11mcg56%

Calcium 10mg1%

Iron 0.3mg2%

Potassium 330mg7%

* 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.

USDA values per 100 g for Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat, scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.

Protein per 100 g: 22.1g; more than 79% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
Calories per 100 g: 206; more than 56% of reference foods
Sodium per 100 g: 61mg; more than 42% of reference foods

3 oz weighs 85 g in USDA's record for Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat (FDC 175168).

Where the calories come from: 0% carbohydrate, 56% fat and 44% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Also rich in

Vitamin B122.4 µg in 3 oz (85 g), 99% of the Daily Value
Selenium35 µg in 3 oz (85 g), 64% of the Daily Value
Niacin6.8 mg in 3 oz (85 g), 43% of the Daily Value
Vitamin B60.5 mg in 3 oz (85 g), 32% of the Daily Value
Thiamin0.3 mg in 3 oz (85 g), 24% of the Daily Value
Phosphorus214 mg in 3 oz (85 g), 17% of the Daily Value
Choline77 mg in 3 oz (85 g), 14% of the Daily Value

Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 175168), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.

Every form of salmon USDA describes

King, chinook, smoked, brined… has the most calories per 100 g (430); the fewest: Chum, raw (Alaska Native) (116)

Per 100 g, USDA FoodData Central. The violet bar is the form on the label at left.

All 54 USDA descriptions of salmon, per 100 g
USDA description	Calories	Protein	Fat	Sodium
Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat	206	22.1 g	12.4 g	61 mg
Fish, salmon, chum, dried (Alaska Native)	378	62.1 g	14.4 g	190 mg
Fish, salmon, king, chinook, smoked, brined (Alaska Native)	430	39.9 g	30 g	693 mg
Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), canned, smoked (Alaska Native)	206	35.2 g	7.3 g	600 mg
Fish, salmon, king, chinook, kippered, canned (Alaska Native)	266	30.7 g	15.9 g	n/a
Fish, salmon, coho, wild, cooked, moist heat	184	27.4 g	7.5 g	53 mg
Fish, salmon, red, canned, bones removed (Alaska Native)	161	27.3 g	5.8 g	390 mg
Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat	156	26.5 g	5.6 g	92 mg
Salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids, without skin and bones	158	26.3 g	5.9 g	386 mg
Fish, salmon, grilled	259	25.9 g	16.5 g	288 mg
Fish, salmon, chum, cooked, dry heat	154	25.8 g	4.8 g	64 mg
Fish, salmon, steamed	237	25.8 g	14.1 g	177 mg
Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat	231	25.7 g	13.4 g	60 mg
Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, cooked, dry heat	182	25.4 g	8.1 g	56 mg
Fish, salmon, NFSSame values: Fish, salmon, baked or broiled	274	25.4 g	18.4 g	294 mg
Fish, Salmon, pink, canned, drained solids, without skin and bonesSame values: Fish, salmon, canned	136	24.6 g	4.2 g	378 mg
Fish, salmon, pink, cooked, dry heat	153	24.6 g	5.3 g	90 mg
Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), kippered (Alaska Native)	141	24.5 g	4.8 g	460 mg
Fish, salmon, coho, farmed, cooked, dry heat	178	24.3 g	8.2 g	52 mg
Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, drained solids	167	23.6 g	7.4 g	408 mg
Fish, salmon, coho, wild, cooked, dry heat	139	23.5 g	4.3 g	58 mg
Fish, salmon, king, chinook, smoked and canned (Alaska Native)	150	23.2 g	5.9 g	n/a
Fish, salmon, king, with skin, kippered, (Alaska Native)	209	23.2 g	13 g	870 mg
Fish, salmon, pink, canned, drained solids	138	23.1 g	5 g	381 mg
Fish, salmon, baked or broiled, coated	277	22.7 g	16.6 g	329 mg
Fish, salmon, coho (silver), raw (Alaska Native)	140	22.6 g	5.6 g	58 mg
Fish, salmon, sockeye, wild caught, raw	136	22.3 g	4.9 g	53 mg
Fish, salmon, sockeye, raw	131	22.3 g	4.7 g	78 mg
Fish, salmon, sockeye (red), raw (Alaska Native)	153	21.9 g	7.3 g	60 mg
Fish, salmon, coho, wild, raw	146	21.6 g	5.9 g	46 mg
Fish, salmon, chum, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone	141	21.4 g	5.5 g	75 mg
Fish, salmon, chum, canned, drained solids with bone	141	21.4 g	5.5 g	391 mg
Fish, salmon, coho, farmed, raw	160	21.3 g	7.7 g	47 mg
Fish, Salmon, Chum, raw (Alaska Native)	116	20.7 g	3.7 g	59 mg
Salmon, sockeye, canned, total can contents	153	20.6 g	7.2 g	433 mg
Fish, salmon, pink, raw	127	20.5 g	4.4 g	75 mg
Fish, salmon, sockeye, canned, without salt, drained solids with bone	153	20.5 g	7.3 g	75 mg
Fish, salmon, raw	188	20.4 g	11.2 g	63 mg
Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw	208	20.4 g	13.4 g	59 mg
Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farm raised, raw	203	20.3 g	13.1 g	49 mg
Fish, salmon, king (chinook), raw (Alaska Native)	187	20.3 g	11.7 g	48 mg
Fish, salmon, chum, raw	120	20.1 g	3.8 g	50 mg
Fish, salmon, chinook, raw	179	19.9 g	10.4 g	47 mg
Fish, salmon, Atlantic, wild, raw	142	19.8 g	6.3 g	44 mg
Fish, salmon, pink, canned, without salt, solids with bone and liquid	139	19.8 g	6.1 g	75 mg
Fish, salmon, pink, canned, total can contents	129	19.7 g	5 g	403 mg
Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked, (lox), regular	117	18.3 g	4.3 g	2,000 mg
Fish, salmon, chinook, smokedSame values: Fish, salmon, smoked	117	18.3 g	4.3 g	672 mg
Fish, salmon, fried	307	17.5 g	20.7 g	391 mg
Fish, salmon, king, chinook, liver (Alaska Native)	156	16.6 g	8 g	n/a
Fish, salmon, tipnuk, fermented (Alaska Native)	159	15.9 g	10.6 g	n/a

Every nutrient in this record (86)

The portion is 3 oz (85 g); % DV is for that portion.

Energy, macronutrients and sugars (13)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Protein	18.8 g	22.1 g	38%
Total lipid (fat)	10.5 g	12.3 g	13%
Carbohydrate, by difference	0 g	0 g	0%
Ash	0.98 g	1.15 g
Energy	175 kcal	206 kcal
Alcohol, ethyl	0 g	0 g
Water	55.0 g	64.8 g
Total Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber, total dietary	0 g	0 g	0%
Cholesterol	53.5 mg	63.0 mg	18%
Fatty acids, total saturated	2.04 g	2.40 g	10%
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	3.55 g	4.18 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	3.87 g	4.55 g

Minerals (10)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Calcium, Ca	12.8 mg	15.0 mg	1%
Iron, Fe	0.29 mg	0.34 mg	2%
Magnesium, Mg	25.5 mg	30.0 mg	6%
Phosphorus, P	214 mg	252 mg	17%
Potassium, K	326 mg	384 mg	7%
Sodium, Na	51.9 mg	61.0 mg	2%
Zinc, Zn	0.37 mg	0.43 mg	3%
Copper, Cu	0.042 mg	0.049 mg	5%
Manganese, Mn	0.014 mg	0.016 mg	1%
Selenium, Se	35.2 µg	41.4 µg	64%

Vitamins (24)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g	% DV
Retinol	58.6 µg	69.0 µg
Vitamin A, RAE	58.6 µg	69.0 µg	7%
Carotene, beta	0 µg	0 µg
Carotene, alpha	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.97 mg	1.14 mg	6%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	11.1 µg	13.1 µg	56%
Cryptoxanthin, beta	0 µg	0 µg
Lycopene	0 µg	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin	0 µg	0 µg
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	3.15 mg	3.70 mg	3%
Thiamin	0.29 mg	0.34 mg	24%
Riboflavin	0.11 mg	0.14 mg	9%
Niacin	6.84 mg	8.04 mg	43%
Pantothenic acid	1.25 mg	1.48 mg
Vitamin B-6	0.55 mg	0.65 mg	32%
Folate, total	28.9 µg	34.0 µg
Vitamin B-12	2.38 µg	2.80 µg	99%
Choline, total	76.9 mg	90.5 mg	14%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	0.085 µg	0.10 µg	0%
Folic acid	0 µg	0 µg
Folate, food	28.9 µg	34.0 µg
Folate, DFE	28.9 µg	34.0 µg	7%
Vitamin E, added	0 mg	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added	0 µg	0 µg

Amino acids (18)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
Tryptophan	0.21 g	0.25 g
Threonine	0.82 g	0.97 g
Isoleucine	0.87 g	1.02 g
Leucine	1.53 g	1.80 g
Lysine	1.73 g	2.03 g
Methionine	0.56 g	0.65 g
Cystine	0.20 g	0.24 g
Phenylalanine	0.73 g	0.86 g
Tyrosine	0.63 g	0.75 g
Valine	0.97 g	1.14 g
Arginine	1.12 g	1.32 g
Histidine	0.55 g	0.65 g
Alanine	1.14 g	1.34 g
Aspartic acid	1.92 g	2.26 g
Glutamic acid	2.80 g	3.30 g
Glycine	0.90 g	1.06 g
Proline	0.66 g	0.78 g
Serine	0.77 g	0.90 g

Fatty acids (19)

Nutrient	Per portion	Per 100 g
SFA 4:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 6:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 8:0	0 g	0 g
SFA 10:0	0.0043 g	0.0050 g
SFA 12:0	0.011 g	0.013 g
SFA 14:0	0.49 g	0.57 g
SFA 16:0	1.27 g	1.49 g
SFA 18:0	0.27 g	0.32 g
MUFA 18:1	1.74 g	2.05 g
PUFA 18:2	0.57 g	0.67 g
PUFA 18:3	0.096 g	0.11 g
PUFA 20:4	1.08 g	1.27 g
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)	1.24 g	1.46 g
MUFA 16:1	0.65 g	0.77 g
PUFA 18:4	0.16 g	0.18 g
MUFA 20:1	1.16 g	1.37 g
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.59 g	0.69 g
MUFA 22:1	0 g	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.14 g	0.17 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 175168: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.

Source: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, Foundation Foods and Survey foods), April 30, 2026 release.

Questions

How many calories are in salmon?

180 in 3 oz (85 g) of atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat; 116 to 430 per 100 g across USDA's descriptions.

How much protein is in salmon?

19g in 3 oz; 22.1 g per 100 g.

How much sodium is in salmon?

50mg in 3 oz; 61 mg per 100 g. Salt added in cooking changes it: USDA lists salted and unsalted forms separately where it measured both.

Salmon compared

Salmon vs tuna

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