Flounder (fillet, meat) vs Herring: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Flounder (fillet, meat) has 70 kcal and Herring has 158 kcal, so Flounder (fillet, meat) has 56% fewer calories.

Herring has more protein (18 g vs 12.4 g). Herring has more fat (9.04 g vs 1.93 g). Relative to calories, Flounder (fillet, meat) is the better protein source (17.7 g vs 11.4 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Flounder (fillet, meat) - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Flounder (fillet, meat) - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Flounder
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one flounder (175g)steak (175g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Herring
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Flounder vs Herring 100g Compare


per 100gFlounder (fillet, meat)Herring
Calories70 158
Fat1.93 g9.04 g
Protein12.41 g17.96 g
Water84.63 g72.05 g
Calcium21 mg57 mg
Iron0.18 mg1.1 mg
Magnessium18 mg32 mg
Phosphorus0.1 mg0.1 mg
Potassium160 mg327 mg
Sodium296 mg90 mg
Zink0.1 mg0.1 mg
Vitaminium A33 IU93 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.022 mg0.092 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.02 mg0.233 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.04 mg3.217 mg
Vitaminium B60.098 mg0.302 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.005 µg0.01 µg
Vitaminium E0.63 mg1.07 mg

Less Calories in Flounder

At first glance, you can see that in flounder is much less calories than in herring.

Flounder has 70 kcal per 100g and herring 158 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 126%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in flounder comes from protein and in herring from fat.

See tables below to compare flounder with herring in details.

Flounder (fillet, meat) 100g

70kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 74% PROTEIN
  • 26% FAT

Herring 100g

158kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 47% PROTEIN
  • 53% FAT

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.