Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Canned Fishes

Canned fishes: typically 18 g of protein per 100 g (median of 884 products). The canned fishes with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 853 canned fishes with complete data.

1

Filets d'Anxova

Bonarea

a 442 kcal 0.8 g sugar 91 g protein 8.3 g fat
2

Codfish in extra virgin olive oil, Portuguese style

Bela · 120 g

b 388 kcal 0 g sugar 48.2 g protein 20 g fat
3

Picadillo atún ahumado

Bogamar

e 186 kcal 1 g sugar 45 g protein 1 g fat
4

Agujas en aceite de oliva

Cortizo

d 320 kcal 0.4 g sugar 41.2 g protein 27 g fat
5

Anchoas del mar cantabrico en aceite de oliva

Alipende

e 211 kcal 0.5 g sugar 30.7 g protein 9.6 g fat
6

Lomo de bonito seco salado

Hacendado

e 253 kcal 0 g sugar 30.5 g protein 14.2 g fat
7

Filetes De Melva Del Sur En Aceite De Oliva

Adarve · 120 g

b 193 kcal 0 g sugar 30 g protein 8.2 g fat
8

Filetes de Melva de Andalucia en aceite de oliva

Lola

c 194 kcal 0.1 g sugar 30 g protein 8 g fat
9

Filetes de anchoa cantabrico

De nuestra tierra

e NOVA 3 173 kcal 0 g sugar 30 g protein 6.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
10

Premium Albacore Tuna in Water

Members Mark · 5 oz

a NOVA 3 99 kcal 0 g sugar 29.2 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published canned fishes on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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