How Much Protein Is in Tinned pink salmon — and What It Costs in Ireland

Tinned pink salmon at a glance

There's around 22g of protein per 100g of tinned pink salmon (drained weight), so a typical 100g serving gives you roughly 22g. At its cheapest that works out at 18.8g of protein per euro (Aldi), which makes tinned pink salmon the #12 best-value of the 12 staples we track across Irish supermarkets. See the full protein-per-euro ranking.

Full nutrition, per 100 calories

Tinned pink salmon carries roughly 142 kcal per 100g (about 142 kcal in a 100g serving). The most useful way to judge a food for fat loss isn't per 100g — it's what you get for every 100 calories you eat. Here's how tinned pink salmon stacks up per 100 calories:

The higher the protein figure here, the more filling tinned pink salmon is for the calories — which is exactly what you want when you're eating in a deficit. A high protein-per-calorie food keeps you full on fewer calories.

Source values per 100g: 142 kcal · 22g protein · 0g carbs · 6g fat. Standard reference nutrition figures for tinned pink salmon (drained weight).

Price across Irish supermarkets

Prices checked Jul 2026, RoI. Prices are indicative own-brand figures and vary by store, pack size and season — a starting point, not a live quote.

How much to hit your protein target

At 22g of protein per 100g serving, hitting a 150g daily protein target from tinned pink salmon alone would take about 6.8 servings (roughly €7.97 at Aldi prices). In practice you'd spread that across two or three protein sources — use the macro calculator to set your own number first.

2 cheap high-protein recipe ideas

• Tinned-salmon fishcakes with mashed potato and peas — cheap omega-3 and protein.
• Flake it over a salad or through pasta for a two-minute 20g-protein lunch.

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