How much protein is in canned sardines in oil?

Canned sardines in oil has 24.6 g of protein per 100 g and 7 g per 1 oz (28 g). That is 11.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — a solid protein-per-calorie ratio for a whole food.

Should tuna, shrimp and sardines be weighed raw or cooked?

Weigh it in whichever state you log it, and use the row that matches — this page is the as-listed row. Cooking does not change how many calories are there, only how many grams they are spread across: meat loses water in the pan and gets denser, grains and pasta absorb it and get lighter per gram.

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Tuna, shrimp and sardinesUSDA SR LegacyFDC 175139

Calories in canned sardines in oil

USDA FoodData Central record for “Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other tuna, shrimp and sardines rows.

The short answer

Canned sardines in oil: 208 kcal per 100 g. 1 oz (28 g) is 59 kcal with 7 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 175139, "Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone".

Per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Share of energy
Energy	208 kcal	100%
Protein	24.6 g	47%
Fat	11.5 g	50%
Carbohydrate	0 g	0%

Canned sardines in oil is 208 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 47% comes from protein, 50% from fat and 0% from carbohydrate. That works out to 11.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — a solid protein-per-calorie ratio for a whole food.

Per serving

The serving sizes USDA lists for this record, priced from the per-100 g figures above. Nothing here is rounded to a “portion” — the gram weight next to each label is what the calories are computed from.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Fat
100 g	100 g	208	24.6 g	11.5 g
1 cup, drained	149 g	310	36.7 g	17.1 g
1 oz	28 g	59	7 g	3.3 g
1 cubic inch	16 g	33	3.9 g	1.8 g
1 can (3.75 oz)	92 g	191	22.6 g	10.6 g
1 small (2-2/3" x 1/2" x 1/4")	12 g	25	3 g	1.4 g
2 sardines	24 g	50	5.9 g	2.8 g

Compared with other tuna, shrimp and sardines

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g	Per serving
Canned tuna in water	86	19.4 g	73 kcal · 3 oz
Raw yellowfin tuna	109	24.4 g	93 kcal · 3 oz
Raw shrimp	85	20.1 g	72 kcal · 3 oz
Cooked shrimp	99	24 g	84 kcal · 3 oz
Canned sardines in oil	208	24.6 g	59 kcal · 1 oz

The tuna, shrimp and sardines rows exist in more than one state because water moves during cooking: this is the as-listed row. Weigh the food in the state you log and pick the row that matches — the calories don’t change in the pan, the grams do. The mechanics are in cooked vs raw weights.

Other tables in finfish and shellfish products

The same numbers for the foods this one usually shares a plate — or a shopping list — with.

Questions about canned sardines in oil

How many calories are in canned sardines in oil?: Canned sardines in oil: 208 kcal per 100 g. 1 oz (28 g) is 59 kcal with 7 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 175139, "Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone".
How much protein is in canned sardines in oil?: Canned sardines in oil has 24.6 g of protein per 100 g and 7 g per 1 oz (28 g). That is 11.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — a solid protein-per-calorie ratio for a whole food.
Should tuna, shrimp and sardines be weighed raw or cooked?: Weigh it in whichever state you log it, and use the row that matches — this page is the as-listed row. Cooking does not change how many calories are there, only how many grams they are spread across: meat loses water in the pan and gets denser, grains and pasta absorb it and get lighter per gram.

How calorie.one logs it

Type “canned sardines in oil” into calorie.one and the app matches this exact record — “Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone” — estimates the grams, and shows the line with its USDA label. You correct the amount; the per-100 g figure is never guessed. That split between recognition and arithmetic is the whole methodology. For the numbers in context, read How much protein do you need per day?.