Salmon: typically 186 calories per 100g. Individual products range from 73 to 476 per 100g. Best for protein per calorie: John West Skinless & Boneless Wild Pacific Pink Salmon 170g, at 20.4g of protein per 100 calories.

Real label figures, compiled from on-pack data and Open Food Facts — last checked 2026-09-18.

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Salmon ranked by protein density

Productkcal/100gProtein/100kcalCarbs/100kcalFat/100kcal
John West Skinless & Boneless Wild Pacific Pink Salmon 170g10020.4g0g2g
Snowfox Seared salmon12920g0.5g1.9g
John West Wild Pacific Pink Salmon in Brine 3 x 132g12019.2g0g2.5g
Blue Crane Wild Caught Pink Salmon9018.9g0g2.4g
John West Pink Salmon 105 g12118g0g3.1g
John West Wild Pacific Salmon 213g12317.6g0g3.3g
Supervalu Wild pacific Pink salmon 213 g13917.3g0g3.5g
Nixe Wild Pacific Pink Salmon13817.1g0g3.5g
Trader Joe’s Smoked Wild Sockeye Salmon16116.7g2.2g2.2g
Wild salmon Alaskan wild sockeye salmon fillet portions skin on deboned13216.6g0g3.3g
Panache Teriyaki Salmon Skewers10816.2g3.9g2.3g
Centra Wild Pacific Pink Salmon 213g11616.1g0.4g3.8g
Dunnes Stores Smocked salmon13616.1g0.4g3.8g
Lidl Ocean Sea Wild Pink Salmon Fillets 400g13316.1g0.5g3.8g
Supervalu Wild Pacific Tinned Salmon 213g11616.1g0.4g3.8g
Dunnes Stores BBQ Smoked Salmon 100g16316g0.1g4g
Dunnes Stores Barbecued Smoked Salmon Slices 150g16316g0.1g4g
Lidl Deluxe Irish Organic Hot Smoked Salmon 100g19115.8g0.4g3.9g
Donegal Catch Pink Salmon17715.7g0.5g4.2g
John West Skinless & Boneless Wild Pacific Red Salmon 105g13115.6g0g4.1g
John West Skinless and Boneless Red Salmon 105g13115.6g0g4.1g
John West Wild Pacific Pink Salmon 213g13115.6g0g4.1g
Deluxe Smoked Salmon With Orange Lemon & Pepper31415.2g0.6g4.1g
Thunders catch Wild, sockeye, salmon, garlic, pepper17915g1g4g
Bailey And Kish Hot Smoked Salmon36214.7g0.2g4.5g
Nixe Wild Pacific Red Salmon15914.7g0g4.6g
Lidl Deluxe Organic Smoked Irish Salmon 100g15614.5g0.1g4.6g
Trader Joe’s Alaskan Sockeye Salmon14314.3g0g4.3g
Dunnes Stores Oak Peat Smoked Salmon16314.1g0.6g4.8g
Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Sliced Smoked Salmon 200g16613.9g0g4.8g
Dunnes Stores Sliced Smoked Salmon16713.8g0g4.8g
Dunnes Stores Oak & Peat Smoked Salmon Slices 150g18313.7g0.1g4.9g
Nolans Sliced Smoked Salmon19013.7g0g5.3g
Dunnes Skinless salmon15513.6g0.3g5g
Lidl Deluxe Smoked Scottish Salmon 100g16813.6g0.1g5g
Lidl Deluxe Smoked Scottish Salmon 170g16813.6g0.1g5g
Dunnes Stores Skinless Salmon Darnes 220g15513.5g0.3g5g
John West Wild Pacific Red Salmon15113.5g0g5.2g
SuperValu Organic Smoked Irish Salmon 100g19213.5g0.3g4.8g
Centra Wild Pacific Red Salmon 213g15013.3g0.3g5g
SuperValu Wild Pacific Red Salmon 213g15013.3g0.3g5g
Supervalu Wild Pacific salmon 213 g15013.3g0.3g5g
Centra Inspired By Applewood Smoked Salmon 80g17813g0.7g5.2g
Centra Smoked Salmon 40g17813g0.7g5.2g
DOM Smoked atlantic salmon18213g1g4.5g
Lighthouse Bay Salmon ahumado en lonchas 100 gram15613g0g6.7g
Birds Eye 2 Inspirations Wild Pink Salmon Fillets in a Sweet Chilli Sauce 280g14112.9g1.3g4.8g
Centra Smoked Salmon17812.9g0.3g5.2g
John West Atlantic Salmon Fillet in Olive Oil with Zesty Lemon 115g18612.9g0.5g4.8g
Keohane’s of bantry Smoked salmon fillets17012.9g0.8g4.9g

Showing the top 50 of the 302 salmon products that carry a comparable calorie figure, ranked by protein per 100 calories. Figures per label, sourced from Open Food Facts and tracker user logs, last checked 2026-09-18.

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What the salmon numbers show

302 of the 303 salmon products carry 20 calories or more per 100g, which is the floor below which protein per 100 calories stops being a real number. Across those the median is 9.3g of protein per 100 calories. 134 clear 10g of protein per 100 calories — about one in two, and 10g is the line Keith uses for a food that pays for its calories.

Calories run from 73 to 476 per 100g inside this one group, a 7-fold spread, so “salmon” on its own tells you almost nothing about what a portion costs you.

Own-brand is not the compromise here. The supermarket own-label median is 10.6g of protein per 100 calories across 116 products, against 8.1g for the 186 name-brand ones.

Tesco is the only Irish chain with enough own-label salmon to compare fairly — 28 products at a median of 9.9g per 100 calories. Everywhere else this is a name-brand shelf.

What to actually pick

On the numbers the pick is John West Skinless & Boneless Wild Pacific Pink Salmon 170g: 20.4g of protein per 100 calories, 2.2 times the 9.3g median for the group.

3 of the 302 carry 400 calories or more per 100g — the ones worth weighing rather than eyeballing.

Where this fits

The Tesco comparison above covers 28 own-label salmon products. For other aisles, browse Tesco foods by protein per calorie.

A protein-per-calorie number is only useful once you know the target, and that is how much protein a day actually works out to.

For one specific product rather than the whole group, the 20,000-product database is searchable on Calories in Ireland, and the same figures are built into the calorie app.

Real salmon products with a photo

Real barcode-matched products with a confirmed photo — the same rule as Calories in Ireland: a photo only shows where we have a confirmed Open Food Facts match, never a guessed stock image.

Lidl Deluxe Irish Organic Skin On Salmon Darnes 220g
Lidl Deluxe Irish Organic Skin On Salmon Darnes 220g
11.5g protein / 100kcal
Centra Fresh Salmon Darnes 200g
Centra Fresh Salmon Darnes 200g
11.2g protein / 100kcal
Aldi The Fishmonger Smoked Salmon Slices 100g
Aldi The Fishmonger Smoked Salmon Slices 100g
10.6g protein / 100kcal
Supervalu Salmon Sensation 200g
Supervalu Salmon Sensation 200g
4.3g protein / 100kcal

FAQ

How many salmon products are in this database?

We track 303 salmon products across Irish supermarkets and brands. 302 of them carry 20 calories or more per 100g, which is the point below which protein per 100 calories stops being a real number, so those are the ones ranked and averaged here.

What's the most protein-dense salmon product?

The table is sorted highest protein per 100 calories first, so the answer is the top row. The more useful number is that the median for the whole group is 9.3g per 100 calories and 134 products clear 10g — that tells you whether salmon is worth buying for protein at all, which protein per 100g does not.