Herring vs Salmon: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Herring has 158 kcal and Salmon has 197 kcal, so Herring has 20% fewer calories.

Salmon has more fat (13.1 g vs 9.04 g). Relative to calories, Herring is the better protein source (11.4 g vs 10.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Herring - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Herring - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Herring
Serving size:
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one herring (165g)steak (165g)
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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.
Salmon
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one salmon (200g)steak (200g)
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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 vs Salmon 100g Compare


per 100g Herring Salmon
Calories 158 197
Fat 9.04 g 13.11 g
Protein 17.96 g 20.32 g
Water 72.05 g 65.84 g
Calcium 57 mg 9.423 mg
Iron 1.1 mg 0.259 mg
Magnessium 32 mg 25.39 mg
Phosphorus 0.1 mg 2.151 mg
Potassium 327 mg 378.2 mg
Sodium 90 mg 49.49 mg
Zink 0.1 mg 2.151 mg
Vitaminium A 93 IU 193 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.092 mg 0.207 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.233 mg 0.155 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 3.217 mg 8.672 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.302 mg 0.636 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.01 µg 0.026 µg
Vitaminium C 0.7 mg 3.9 mg
Vitaminium E 1.07 mg 3.55 mg

Less Calories in Herring

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

Herring has 158 kcal per 100g and salmon 197 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 25%.

In herring and in salmon most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare herring with salmon in details.

Herring 100g

158kcal

Calories source

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

Salmon 100g

197kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 41% PROTEIN
  • 59% 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.