How many calories are in Chunk Light Tuna in Water?

100 g of Chunk Light Tuna in Water has 80 kcal. Serving, 1 can, 113 g (113 g): about 90 kcal.

Is Chunk Light Tuna in Water high in protein?

Chunk Light Tuna in Water contains 17.7 g of protein per 100 g (35% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 20 g in serving, 1 can, 113 g (113 g). About 95% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other fish and seafood, that is in the lowest quarter (median 23 g).

How many carbs are in Chunk Light Tuna in Water?

Chunk Light Tuna in Water has 0 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 0 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Chunk Light Tuna in Water?

Chunk Light Tuna in Water contains 0.44 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0 g is saturated (0% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Chunk Light Tuna in Water contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are Vitamin B12 (265% DV), selenium (158% DV), Niacin (B3) (89% DV) and Vitamin B6 (10% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Chunk Light Tuna in Water?

100 g contains 239 mg of sodium, 10% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated August 30, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 7, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Chunk Light Tuna in Water

Packaged product Fish and Seafood StarKist

Chunk Light Tuna in Water contains 80 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 1 can, 113 g (113 g) provides about 90 kcal.

Roughly 95% of its calories come from protein, with 5% from fat and 0% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in fish and seafood on FoodFactly, where the median is 125 kcal per 100 g across 1,368 products.

100 g provides 265% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12, 158% of the Daily Value for selenium and 89% of the Daily Value for Niacin (B3).

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

80kcal per 100 g

17.7 gprotein

0 gcarbohydrates

0.44 gfat

90kcal in serving, 1 can, 113 g (113 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	80 kcal
Total fat L	0.44 g	0.6%
Saturated fat L	0 g	0%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	40 mg	13%
Sodium L	239 mg	10%
Total carbohydrates L	0 g	0%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	0 g
Added sugars L	0 g	0%
Protein L	17.7 g	35%
Vitamin D L	1 µg	5%
Niacin (B3) L	14.2 mg	89%
Vitamin B6 L	0.18 mg	10%
Vitamin B12 L	6.4 µg	265%
Choline L	0 mg	0%
Calcium L	0 mg	0%
Iron L	1.3 mg	7%
Potassium L	124 mg	3%
Selenium L	87 µg	158%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 95%
Fat 5%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein17.7 gin the lowest quarter of fish and seafood (median 23 g)
Fat0.44 gin the lowest quarter of fish and seafood (median 4 g)
Saturated fat0 gin the lowest quarter of fish and seafood (median 0.7 g)
Sodium239 mgin the lowest quarter of fish and seafood (median 388 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal22.1 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat L	0 g
Polyunsaturated fat L	0 g

Sugars and starch (1)

Starch L	0 g

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods.

Per 100 g	Open Food Facts	USDA Branded
Calories	194 kcal	80 kcal
Protein	26 g	17.7 g
Carbohydrates	0 g	0 g
Fat	10 g	0.44 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Sodium	360 mg	239 mg

Product details

Brand: StarKist
Barcode: 08052801
Quantity: 5 oz
Label serving: 1 can (113 g)
Category: Canned tunas
Nutri-Score: A as computed by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

LIGHT TUNA, WAVEGETABLE Fa On (0% DV), Trans Fat 0g, PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN BONES Eng 18% DV, Sodium 270mg StarKist Chunk Light Tuna in Water: 360mg per DV, Total Sugars Og (Incl. Og serving. This product: 270mg Sodium per serving RD 10% Calcium 0% Iron 8% Questions: 1-800-252-1587 MON-FRI

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 2603906. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated June 22, 2023. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 08052801. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated August 30, 2026. Imported November 7, 2026.

Last updated: November 7, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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