Tuna
Tuna is a firm-fleshed marine fish commonly served raw, grilled, canned, or seared.
About Tuna
Tuna is the firm-fleshed meat of several large marine fish commonly sold as whole loins, steaks, fillets, or canned pieces. The raw flesh ranges from pale pink to deep red depending on the tuna type and handling, while cooking makes it opaque and flaky but still relatively dense.
It is eaten raw in preparations such as sushi and sashimi, or seared, grilled, baked, and mixed into salads, sandwiches, and pasta dishes. **Cured, smoked, frozen, and oil- or water-packed forms are also encountered**; these differ noticeably in moisture, saltiness, texture, and flavour from fresh tuna.
Fresh tuna may be presented as whole cuts, steaks, or fillets, while canned tuna is sold as pieces or flakes in oil or water. Cooking changes the flesh from translucent to opaque and flaky; curing, smoking, freezing, and packing further alter firmness, moisture, saltiness, and flavour.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Snacks
Soups
Salads
Ommek Houria
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Local names for tuna
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
thon
atún
tonno
鮪
maguro
Tuna
tuna
Thunfisch
atum
tonyina
tonijn
ton balığı
τόνος
tónos
金枪鱼
jīnqiāngyú
참치
chamchi
تونة
tūna
тунец
tunets
tuńczyk
ton
cá ngừ
tuna
jodari
tónos
Romanised form
maguro
Romanised form
filets de thon
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Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat
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Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
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Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat
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Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, white, canned in oil, without salt, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids
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Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat
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precooked tuna
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Thon à l'huile de tournesol, entier, appertisé, égoutté
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Thon à l'huile de tournesol, miettes, appertisées, égouttées
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Thon à la tomate, miettes, appertisées, égouttées
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Thon albacore, au naturel, appertisé, égoutté
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Thon albacore, cru
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Thon germon ou thon blanc, à l'huile d'olive, appertisé, égoutté
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Thon germon ou thon blanc, cru
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Thon germon ou thon blanc, cuit à la vapeur sous pression
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Thon, à la catalane ou à l'escabèche (sauce tomate), appertisé
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Thon, au naturel, appertisé, égoutté
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Thon, cru
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Thon, rôti/cuit au four
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tuna (light meat, canned)
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tuna (light meat, raw)
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tuna (packed in water, seasoned with oil, canned)
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tuna (solid pack, canned in oil)
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tuna (solid pack, canned in olive oil)
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tuna fillet (light meat, raw)
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tuna steak
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Tuna, ahi or yellowfin, frozen, wild caught
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Tuna, canned in brine, drained
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Tuna, canned in sunflower oil, drained
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Tuna, flavoured, canned in oil
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Tuna, flesh only, baked
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Tuna, flesh only, raw
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Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained
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Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat
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Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw
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Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat
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tūna
Romanised form
chamchi
Romanised form
jīnqiāngyú
Romanised form
tunets
Romanised form
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Tuna nutrition & diet
Tuna nutritional value
Tuna, flesh only, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 107kcal
- Protein
- 25.2g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 0.7g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-399. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Match the species and edible muscle portion, distinguishing raw, seared, grilled, poached, smoked, or canned tuna. Drain canned products when appropriate and record packing liquid, salt, oil, sauces, and discarded skin or dark muscle because preparation changes the portion being evaluated.
Compare the right form: Use a reference matching the tuna species and edible portion, with raw, cooked, smoked, or canned form and drained status identified.
Diet considerations
Tuna is animal-derived fish. Compatibility changes when prepared with dairy, egg-based mayonnaise, wheat coatings, soy sauces, oils, or other mixed ingredients. Raw, cooked, smoked, and canned products are distinct forms; serving context and added ingredients should be reviewed rather than treating all tuna preparations alike.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- Seafood fits this pescatarian definition. Added meat-based stock or other ingredients would need checking separately.
- Keto · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Paleo · May be compatible
- May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
- Low-carb · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- 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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Tuna, flesh only, raw ↗. 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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