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. 2021 Sep 9;13(9):3138. doi: 10.3390/nu13093138

Table 2.

Nutritional composition of fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and fish oils.

Product 1 Energy Total Fat SFA MUFA PUFA EPA DHA CH K P Protein PPR Servings
Fish
Mackerel, Atlantic 205 13.9 3.26 5.46 3.35 0.90 1.40 70 314 217 18.6 11.7 2.0
Anchovies 210 9.7 2.20 3.77 2.56 0.76 1.29 85 544 252 28.9 8.7 2.3
Salmon, Atlantic, farmed 208 13.4 3.05 3.77 3.89 0.86 1.10 55 363 240 20.4 11.8 2.4
Herring, Atlantic 158 9.0 2.04 3.74 2.13 0.71 0.86 60 327 236 18.0 13.1 3.0
Salmon, Atlantic, wild 142 6.3 0.98 2.10 2.54 0.32 1.12 55 490 200 19.8 10.1 3.2
Sardines 185 10.4 2.68 4.82 2.11 0.53 0.86 61 341 366 20.9 17.5 3.3
Tuna, bluefin 144 4.9 1.26 1.60 1.43 0.28 0.89 38 252 254 23.3 10.9 4.0
Tuna, white 128 3.0 0.79 0.78 1.11 0.23 0.63 42 237 217 23.6 9.2 5.4
Swordfish 144 6.7 1.61 3.00 1.15 0.11 0.65 66 418 255 19.7 13.0 6.2
Trout, rainbow, farmed 141 6.2 1.38 1.98 1.51 0.22 0.52 59 377 226 19.9 11.3 6.4
Bass, freshwater 114 3.7 0.78 1.43 1.06 0.24 0.36 68 356 200 18.9 10.6 7.8
Trout, rainbow, wild 119 3.5 0.72 1.13 1.24 0.17 0.42 59 481 271 20.5 13.2 8.0
Pompano 164 9.5 3.51 2.59 1.14 0.18 0.39 50 381 195 18.5 10.6 8.2
Drum, freshwater 119 4.9 1.12 2.19 1.15 0.23 0.29 64 275 180 17.5 10.3 9.0
Pollock, Atlantic 92 1.0 0.14 0.11 0.48 0.07 0.35 71 356 221 19.4 11.4 11.1
Catfish, channel, wild 95 2.8 0.72 0.84 0.87 0.13 0.23 58 358 209 16.4 12.8 12.8
Carp 127 5.6 1.08 2.33 1.43 0.24 0.11 66 333 415 17.8 23.3 13.3
Flatfish (flounder and sole) 70 1.9 0.44 0.54 0.37 0.14 0.11 45 160 252 12.4 20.3 19.0
Pollock, Alaska 76 0.8 0.15 0.10 0.26 0.08 0.16 61 331 190 17.2 11.1 19.9
Halibut 91 1.3 0.29 0.47 0.29 0.07 0.13 49 435 236 18.6 12.7 24.1
Cod, Atlantic 82 0.7 0.13 0.09 0.23 0.06 0.12 43 413 203 17.8 11.4 25.4
Pike, northern 88 0.7 0.12 0.16 0.20 0.03 0.07 39 259 220 19.3 11.4 43.6
Tilapia 96 1.7 0.59 0.50 0.36 0.01 0.09 50 302 170 20.1 8.5 51.3
Catfish, channel, farmed 119 5.9 1.31 2.57 1.12 0.02 0.06 55 302 204 15.2 13.4 63.1
Mollusks and crustaceans
Squid 92 1.4 0.36 0.11 0.52 0.15 0.34 233 246 221 15.6 14.2 9.6
Crab, blue 87 1.1 0.22 0.19 0.39 0.17 0.15 78 329 229 18.1 12.7 14.6
Mollusks, clam 86 1.0 0.19 0.12 0.19 0.04 0.06 30 46 198 14.7 13.5 43.6
Shrimps 85 0.5 0.10 0.09 0.15 0.03 0.03 161 264 214 20.1 10.6 76.5
Fish oils
Cod liver oil # 902 100 22.6 46.7 22.0 6.90 11.00 570 0 0 0 0 0.8 *
Fish oil 902 100 21.3 56.6 15.6 6.27 4.21 766 0 0 0 0 1.4 *

1 Based on data from FoodData Central [71]. Energy [kcal/100 g]; Total fat [g/100 g]; SFA, saturated fatty acids [g/100 g]; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids [g/100 g]; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids [g/100 g]; EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid [mg/100 g]; DHA, docosahexaenoic acid [mg/100 g]; CH, cholesterol [mg/100 g]; K, potassium [mg/100 g]; P, phosphorus [mg/100 g]; Protein [g/100 g]; PPR, phosphorus-to-protein ratio [mg/g]; Servings, the number of 150 g servings of fish, mollusks, or crustaceans per week to provide an average of 1 g/day of the marine ω-3 PUFAs (EPA + DHA); * the number of tablespoons (13.5 g) of oil to provide 2 g of marine ω-3 PUFAs (EPA + DHA); # Cod liver oil is not recommended for CKD patients because of its high content of retinol (preformed vitamin A).