
Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids
Not checked yet · database values 128 kcal per 100 g
Not checked for absorption yet: these are the listed values.
Not checked yet: the numbers below are what the database lists.
Limit it: foods like this are rated once a week or less, for methylmercury.
Good for
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What 100 g gives you: imported foods have no serving size yet.
Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.
The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share. ?
A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.
- A lot
Protein
Your muscles, and every other tissue, are built and repaired from it.
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23.6 g in 100 g: 42% of the 56 g a day men need, 51% of the 46 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
- A lot
Selenium
Your thyroid uses it to make its hormones.
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65.7 µg in 100 g: 119% of the 55 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, selenium fact sheet for health professionals
- A lot
Vitamin B12
Your body needs it to make red blood cells and keep nerves working.
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1.17 µg in 100 g: 49% of the 2.4 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B12 fact sheet for health professionals
10 more nutrients below “a lot”
- Some
Vitamin B6
Helps you use protein, and your brain needs it to make its chemical messengers.
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0.22 mg in 100 g: 17% of the 1.3 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B6 fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Magnesium
Your muscles and nerves need it to work.
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33 mg in 100 g: 8% of the 400 mg a day men need, 11% of the 310 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, magnesium fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Potassium
Your nerves, muscles and kidneys need it to work.
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237 mg in 100 g: 7% of the 3,400 mg a day men need, 9% of the 2,600 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, potassium fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Iron
Carries oxygen in your blood.
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0.97 mg in 100 g: 12% of the 8 mg a day men need, 5% of the 18 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, iron fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Zinc
Your immune system and healing wounds depend on it.
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0.48 mg in 100 g: 4% of the 11 mg a day men need, 6% of the 8 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, zinc fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Riboflavin (B2)
Your cells use it to make energy and handle fats. It also helps turn tryptophan into niacin and activate vitamin B6.
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0.04 mg in 100 g: 3% of the 1.3 mg a day men need, 4% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, riboflavin fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Calcium
Builds your bones and teeth.
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14 mg in 100 g: 1% of the 1,000 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, calcium fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Thiamin (B1)
Your cells use it to get energy from food, and so to grow and work.
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0.01 mg in 100 g: 1% of the 1.2 mg a day men need, 1% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, thiamin fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin A
Your eyes need it to see in dim light.
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Getting enough matters; more than enough doesn’t sharpen your sight.
6 µg in 100 g: 1% of the 900 µg a day men need, 1% of the 700 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin A fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Folate
Your body needs it to make DNA and to divide new cells.
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2 µg in 100 g: 1% of the 400 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, folate fact sheet for health professionals
Missing from our databases for this food, so left out, not counted as zero: fibre, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K1, niacin, vitamin D, choline, omega-3: ALA and omega-3: EPA + DHA.
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How we counted this
We haven’t checked this food. Foods like it carry these, so they’re shown here until we do. None of them was measured in this food.
Can harm a developing brain, before birth and in childhood.
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210 g a week takes an average adult to the limit
You’d need about 2.1 servings a week of this food alone to use up what an average adult’s intake leaves under the limit.
Women who are or may become pregnant, and children: 40 g a day.
How we got this
An average adult already takes in about 18% of the limit. One serving a day uses up the room left in about 2.1 days of the week.
Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 260 g a week would reach the limit.
The dataset’s rating: Limit it: weekly or less
Canned albacore (white) tuna. FDA 1990-2012, canned albacore: mean 0.350 ppm mercury (n 451); one daily 55 g serving is 148-152% of EFSA's weekly limit on FDA and CFIA data (OQ6, D-H1 correction of 2026-10-16)
At the published means for canned albacore, one 55 g serving a day passes EFSA's weekly limit for methylmercury, so it rates weekly or less. Health Canada advises up to 300 g a week in pregnancy. Not measured for this food.
What cuts it: Canned light tuna carries about a third as much (FDA mean 0.126 ppm).
US FDA, Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish (1990-2012) · grade C
Fish are a main source of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs. EFSA's 2026 weekly limit protects the sons of future mothers, so this is a flag for women who are or may become pregnant, not a cap for everyone. Not measured for this food.
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How we got this
Finfish. Wave-2 ledgers, one daily serving against EFSA 2026 (0.6 pg WHO2022-TEQ/kg bw/week): sardines well above the limit, farmed salmon 22-121%, tuna 18-77%
What cuts it: Vary the fish you eat; trim fat and skin.
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We haven’t checked this food, so we don’t rank it against the foods we have: its numbers are as the database lists them.
Foods we’ve checked in the same group
Albacore (white) tuna, canned in water and clams, cooked and cod, baked and eastern oysters, raw and farmed salmon, cooked and light tuna, canned in waterChecked by us
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Name in the database: Fish, tuna, white, canned in water, without salt, drained solids
Listed nutrients, per 100 g
For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.
| Nutrient | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 14 mg | 10.94 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 14 mg | 10.94 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Energy | 128 kcal | – | FDC Energy (kcal) used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) | – |
| 128 kcal | – | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Fat | 2.97 g | 2.32 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 2.97 g | 2.32 g | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Folate | 2 µg | 1.56 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 2 µg | 1.56 µg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Iron | 0.97 mg | 0.76 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.97 mg | 0.76 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Magnesium | 33 mg | 25.78 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 33 mg | 25.78 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Phosphorus | 217 mg | 169.53 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 217 mg | 169.53 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Potassium | 237 mg | 185.16 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 237 mg | 185.16 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Protein | 23.62 g | 18.45 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 23.62 g | 18.45 g | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.044 mg | 0.03 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.044 mg | 0.03 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Selenium | 65.7 µg | 51.33 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 65.7 µg | 51.33 µg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Sodium | 50 mg | 39.06 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 50 mg | 39.06 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.008 mg | 0.01 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.008 mg | 0.01 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Vitamin A | 6 µg | 4.69 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 6 µg | 4.69 µg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.17 µg | 0.91 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 1.17 µg | 0.91 µg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.217 mg | 0.17 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.217 mg | 0.17 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Vitamin D | 2 µg | 1.56 µg | second database · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C |
| Vitamin E | 0.85 mg | 0.66 mg | second database · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C |
| Water | 74.02 g | 57.83 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 74.02 g | 57.83 g | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Zinc | 0.48 mg | 0.38 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.48 mg | 0.38 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C |
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 0.039 mg | 0.03 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.039 mg | 0.03 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Manganese | 0.019 mg | 0.01 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.019 mg | 0.01 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Niacin (B3, preformed) | 5.799 mg | 4.53 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 5.799 mg | 4.53 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.124 mg | 0.1 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 0.124 mg | 0.1 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C | |
| Retinol | 6 µg | 4.69 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #171988 | C |
| 6 µg | 4.69 µg | second database · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #3133 | C |
Change the amount to rescale the first column. Nutrients a database doesn't list are missing, not zero.
Hazard rows as the dataset rates them
- Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs · Worth knowing · Fish are a main source of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs. EFSA's 2026 weekly limit protects the sons of future mothers, so this is a flag for women who are or may become pregnant, not a cap for everyone. Not measured for this food. · EFSA 2026
- Fish allergy · Worth knowing · Contains fish, a priority allergen (Health Canada). Not a label check: a mixed or processed food can contain allergens no default shows. · Health Canada, priority allergens
- Methylmercury · Limit it: weekly or less · At the published means for canned albacore, one 55 g serving a day passes EFSA's weekly limit for methylmercury, so it rates weekly or less. Health Canada advises up to 300 g a week in pregnancy. Not measured for this food. · FDA 1990–2012
Sources
- Health Canada, Canadian Nutrient File 2026 (14th edition)
cnf-2026· dataset · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0 - EFSA CONTAM Panel (2026). Update of the risk assessment on dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in feed and food. EFSA Journal 2026;24(6):10103. · doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2026.10103
efsa-2026-dioxins· full text read · CC BY-ND - US FDA, Mercury Levels in Commercial Fish and Shellfish (1990-2012)
fda-mercury-1990-2012· page · US government work (17 USC 105), public domain - USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, 2018-04
fdc-sr-legacy-2018-04· dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain) - Health Canada, Common food allergens (priority allergens list)
hc-priority-allergens· page · Government of Canada terms (Crown copyright; not OGL)
Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.
The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.
The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.
Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.