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).

Shark meat - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Shark meat - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Shark Meat
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one shark meat (70g)
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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.

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

130kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 67% PROTEIN
  • 33% 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.