Shark meat vs Salmon: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Shark meat has 130 kcal and Salmon has 197 kcal, so Shark meat has 34% fewer calories.
Salmon has more fat (13.1 g vs 4.51 g). Relative to calories, Shark meat is the better protein source (16.1 g vs 10.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).


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Shark Meat vs Salmon 100g Compare
| per 100g | Shark meat | Salmon |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 130 | 197 |
| Fat | 4.51 g | 13.11 g |
| Protein | 20.98 g | 20.32 g |
| Water | 73.58 g | 65.84 g |
| Calcium | 34 mg | 9.423 mg |
| Iron | 0.84 mg | 0.259 mg |
| Magnessium | 49 mg | 25.39 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0.1 mg | 2.151 mg |
| Potassium | 160 mg | 378.2 mg |
| Sodium | 79 mg | 49.49 mg |
| Zink | 0.1 mg | 2.151 mg |
| Vitaminium A | 233 IU | 193 IU |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.042 mg | 0.207 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.062 mg | 0.155 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 2.938 mg | 8.672 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.4 mg | 0.636 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.003 µg | 0.026 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 1 mg | 3.55 mg |
Less Calories in Shark meat
At first glance, you can see that in shark meat is much less calories than in salmon.
Shark meat has 130 kcal per 100g and salmon 197 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 52%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in shark comes from protein and in salmon from fat.
See tables below to compare shark meat with salmon in details.
Shark meat 100g
130kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 67% PROTEIN
- 33% FAT
Salmon 100g
197kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS
- 41% PROTEIN
- 59% 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.