Protein Grams in Fish & Seafood

Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites

Protein List for Fish, Seafood

SELECTION BASED ON 3 OZ UNLESS NOTED

PROTEIN g

Anchovies in Olive Oil, 5

5.8

Sea Bass

20.1

Striped Bass

15.1

Bluefish

17

Carp

19.4

Catfish-Fried

15.4

Caviar-Red/Black, 1 Tablespoon

3.9

Cod-Atlantic

19.4

Croaker-Fried

15.5

Eel

20

Flounder

20.5

Grouper

21.1

Haddock

20.6

Halibut

22.7

Herring-Atlantic

19.6

Herring, Kippered, 1.5 oz

9.8

Herring, Pickled, 1/2 oz

2.1

Mackerel-Atlantic

20.3

Mackerel-King

17.2

Mahimahi

16.2

Monkfish

12.3

Mullet

21.9

Ocean Perch

20.5

Octopus

12.7

Orange Roughy

12.5

Pike

21.0

Pollack

20.0

Pompano

20.1

Roe

19.0

Sablefish

15.0

Salmon-Chinook

15.5

Salmon-Canned

33

Sardines-Canned in Oil

5.9

Shad

14.4

Shark

17.8

Smelt

19.2

Snapper

22.4

Sole

20.5

Squid-Fried

15.3

Sturgeon-Smoked

26.5

Swordfish

21.6

Tilefish

20.8

Trout-Rainbow

22.4

Tuna-Fresh

25.4

Tuna-Canned in Water

25.1

Whiting

20

SHELLFISH

Clams, Fried, 20 small

26.8

Clams, Steamed

21.7

Crab, Alaskan King

16.5

Crab, Blue

17.2

Crayfish

20.3

Lobster

17.4

Oysters, Fried, 6 medium

8.2

Oysters, Raw or Steamed, 6 medium

5.9

Scallops, 2 large

14.3

Shrimp, Fried

19.5

Shrimp, Steamed

17.8

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