Chicken vs Tuna: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Chicken has 133 kcal and Tuna has 144 kcal, so Chicken has 8% fewer calories.
Tuna has more protein (23.3 g vs 17.9 g). Chicken has more fat (7.16 g vs 4.9 g). Relative to calories, Tuna is the better protein source (16.2 g vs 13.5 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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Chicken vs Tuna 100g Compare
| per 100g | Chicken | Tuna |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 133 | 144 |
| Fat | 7.16 g | 4.9 g |
| Protein | 17.91 g | 23.33 g |
| Water | 74.72 g | 68.09 g |
| Calcium | 5.819 mg | 8 mg |
| Iron | 0.593 mg | 1.02 mg |
| Magnessium | 20.51 mg | 50 mg |
| Phosphorus | 165.5 mg | 5.7 mg |
| Potassium | 301.7 mg | 252 mg |
| Sodium | 62.95 mg | 39 mg |
| Zink | 1.177 mg | 5.7 mg |
| Vitaminium A | 161 IU | 2183 IU |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.063 mg | 0.241 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.168 mg | 0.251 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 8.487 mg | 8.654 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.4 mg | 0.455 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.005 µg | 0.002 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.27 mg | 1 mg |
Less Calories in Chicken
At first glance, you can see that in chicken is just a little less calories than in tuna.
Chicken has 133 kcal per 100g and tuna 144 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 8%.
In chicken and in tuna most calories came from protein.
See tables below to compare chicken with tuna in details.
Chicken 100g
133kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 53% PROTEIN
- 47% FAT
Tuna 100g
144kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS
- 68% PROTEIN
- 32% FAT
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About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.