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Canned Tuna

Cooked tuna preserved in oil, brine or spring water.

Canned Tuna — illustrative ingredient image

About Canned Tuna

Canned tuna is cooked tuna preserved in oil, brine, or spring water and sealed in a can or other shelf-stable container. It is used in salads, sandwiches, spreads, pasta, casseroles, sauces, and other savoury dishes.

It may have a clean, mild fish flavour or a more pronounced savoury taste, depending on the tuna, packing medium, and processing. Texture ranges from firm and flaky pieces or loins to soft flakes or a compact preparation; oil usually gives a richer mouthfeel, while water-packed tuna is lighter.

Products are sold as whole pieces, loins, flakes, or compacted portions. They are commonly drained, flaked, sliced, mixed, or heated. Draining removes some oil, brine, or water, while pressing and stirring make the fish finer and more uniform.

Ingredient type
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Canned Tuna nutrition & diet

Canned Tuna nutritional value

Reference: Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
129.1kcal
Protein
26.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
2.6g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F009300. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Identify the tuna species or label-defined product and use the drained or undrained portion that matches the reference. Packing in oil, brine, or spring water, plus added sauce, skin, bones, or flakes, changes the appropriate comparison with plain canned tuna.

Compare the right form: Match to canned tuna by species or product identity and packing medium, specifying drained flakes or retained oil, brine, or water.

Diet considerations

Tuna is animal-derived fish, while the canning medium and recipe determine the final preparation. Compatibility changes with mayonnaise, dairy, egg, meat, or cereal ingredients; bread, pasta, and rice accompaniments create portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns not attributable to tuna alone.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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