Stat of the week: yellow fin tuna contains 0.5g of fat

1 May 2022

Today we celebrate the World Tuna day. Many countries depend heavily on tuna resources for food security and nutrition. Did you know? Tuna is a fish which is very low in fat. Raw yellowfin tuna flesh contains 0.5g of fat per 100g.

Are you interested to know how much fat is contained in other fish and seafood consumed in the Pacific? Find it bellow.

Food nutrients

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Indicator	Carbohydrate available (g)	Edible portion (g)	Energy (kcal)	Fat(g)	Dietary fibre(g)	Protein(g)	Water(g)
Tuna, albacore, flesh, raw	0.3	58	149	4.7	n/c	26.4	68
Tuna, skip jack, flesh, raw	0.6	58	179	8.2	n/c	25.6	65
Tuna, yellow fin, flesh, raw	n/c	58	102	0.5	n/c	24.4	74
Tuna, flesh, composite, raw	0.3	58	171	8.3	n/c	23.9	67
Mackerel, Spanish, “Walu”, raw	n/c	67	112	3.1	n/c	20.9	75
Sardine, Australian, whole, raw	n/c	100	105	2.9	n/c	19.7	73
Fish, pelagic/ocean, composite, raw	0.2	61	149	7.2	n/c	21	71
Shark, flesh, composite, raw	0.2	50	95	1.2	n/c	20.9	76
Snapper, flesh, raw	0.3	85	111	3.2	n/c	20.1	75
Sweetlip, painted, raw	0.5	43	83	0.2	n/c	19.8	78
Stingray, raw	n/c	75	100	0.3	n/c	24.2	76
Fish, reef, composite, raw	0.3	72	109	3.3	n/c	19.5	76
Fish, composite, raw	0.3	66	129	5.2	n/c	20.3	73
Tuna, canned in brine, drained	n/c	79	128	2.6	n/c	26.1	74
Fish, dried, salted	0.4	100	183	1.5	n/c	42	43
Fish, smoked, composite, raw	0.7	98	144	6.2	n/c	21.4	70
Tuna, canned in oil, drained	n/c	80	221	13.7	n/c	24.4	63
Tuna, canned in tomato	3.1	100	111	4.2	0.3	15.1	72
Tuna canned, composite	1	86	153	6.8	0.1	21.9	70
Herring, Atlantic, canned in brine, pickled, drained	7.7	79	250	18	n/c	14.2	55
Mackerel, canned, composite	0.9	83	182	11.2	0.3	19.2	67
Sardines, canned, composite	0.7	88	181	10.9	0.4	19.9	67
Caviar (roe), red	n/c	94	151	8.2	n/c	19.2	66
Anchovy, canned in oil, drained	n/c	73	203	9.7	n/c	28.9	50
Salmon, canned, unflavoured, drained, composite	n/c	81	158	7.7	n/c	22.2	68
Fish finger, crumbed, purchased frozen, raw	16.6	100	221	11.6	1.1	12.1	57
Herring, Atlantic, pickled	7.7	100	250	18	n/c	14.2	55
Pie, fish, potato top, frozen meal, microwaved	8.9	100	86	2	0.7	7.6	80
Fish, composite, canned in oil, drained	n/c	76	203	12.1	n/c	23.7	61
Fish, composite, canned in brine, drained	0.1	79	158	7.4	n/c	22.7	69
Fish, canned, composite, drained	n/c	77	181	9.7	n/c	23.2	65
Prawn/shrimp, flesh, composite, raw	n/c	52	92	1.2	n/c	20.4	76
Crab, mud, fresh, raw	n/c	20	71	1.7	n/c	14	80
Crab, mud, fresh, raw	n/c	20	71	1.7	n/c	14	80
Crab, mud, fresh, raw	n/c	20	71	1.7	n/c	14	80
Crab, flesh, composite, raw	0.4	25	78	0.9	n/c	17.1	80
Crayfish / lobster, composite, raw	0.7	35	89	1	n/c	19.2	76
Mussels, raw	2.4	40	115	2.8	n/c	20.1	72
Octopus, raw	0.1	85	72	0.7	n/c	16.4	81
Scallop, raw	1.8	50	73	1.2	n/c	13.8	82
Sici-shell, meat, raw	n/c	n/c	115	0.9	n/c	26.6	71
Squid, composite, raw	0.1	70	85	1.5	n/c	17.9	79
Oyster, Pacific, flesh, raw	0.6	25	65	2.2	n/c	10.8	81
Paua, raw	0.9	30	95	1	n/c	20.6	76
Sea snail	10.1	59	163	3.5	n/c	22.7	62
Sea-hare, composite, raw	n/c	100	76	1.2	n/c	16.3	75
Sea urchin, raw	n/c	5	91	6.5	n/c	8.2	84
Seaweed, fresh, raw	n/c	100	9	0.3	1.9	0.6	94
Turtle, raw	n/c	24	73	1	n/c	16	80
Sea cucumber, edible muscle	n/c	80	52	0.1	n/c	12.8	83
Crab, canned in brine	1.1	44	53	0.5	n/c	11.1	84
Crab, imitation, surimi	6	100	84	1.3	n/c	12	74
Mussels, smoked, canned in oil, drained	4.1	83	193	10.4	n/c	20.8	62
Oysters, smoked, canned in oil, drained	7	92	206	12	n/c	17.4	61