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Canned sardines

Category: Canned sardines

Belongs to:

Sardines, Canned fishes, Fatty fishes, Fishes, Canned foods, Fishes and their products, Seafood

Contains:

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 2706 products of the Canned sardines category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 2928 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 917 kj
(219 kcal) 		199 kj
(48 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		628 kj
(149 kcal) 		909 kj
(218 kcal) 		1,340 kj
(319 kcal) 		5,620 kj
(1340 kcal)
Fat 14.6 g 5.33 g 0 g 7.67 g 14 g 26 g 92 g
Saturated fat 3.34 g 0.998 g 0 g 1.9 g 3.3 g 5.23 g 29 g
Monounsaturated fat 5.65 g 3.17 g 0.5 g 1.8 g 5.3 g 14.1 g 23 g
Polyunsaturated fat 3.51 g 1.18 g 0.9 g 2 g 3.2 g 6 g 11.1 g
Omega 3 fat 1,940 mg 654 mg 0.69 mg 900 mg 2,000 mg 3,100 mg 212,000 mg
Eicosapentaenoic acid 0.873 g 0.29 g 0.09 g 0.601 g 0.87 g 1.5 g 2.37 g
Docosahexaenoic acid 0.831 g 0.277 g 0.12 g 0.337 g 0.9 g 1.29 g 2.27 g
Trans fat 0.004 g 0.018 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 3.5 g
Cholesterol 58.5 mg 22.2 mg 0 mg 27 mg 58 mg 96 mg 24,000 mg
Carbohydrates 0.609 g 0.793 g 0 g 0 g 0.4 g 2.2 g 70 g
Sugars 0.281 g 0.417 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 1.18 g 41 g
Added sugars 0.039 g 0.131 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0.645 g 1.18 g
Fiber 0.184 g 0.362 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 268 g
Proteins 20.6 g 2.94 g 0 g 15.3 g 21.1 g 24.5 g 286 g
Salt 0.952 g 0.273 g 0 g 0.5 g 1 g 1.5 g 825 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 5 % vol
Vitamin A 34.8 µg 45.7 µg 0 µg 0 µg 12 µg 145 µg 655 µg
Vitamin D (D3) 6.34 µg 3.88 µg 0 µg 0.857 µg 6 µg 14.3 µg 15,000,000 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.786 mg 1.86 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 6.4 mg 21.4 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.123 mg 0.311 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 1 mg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 10.8 µg 2.44 µg 6.92 µg 6.92 µg 13 µg 8,700,000 µg 8,700,000 µg
Potassium 257 mg 79.8 mg 0 mg 148 mg 249 mg 380 mg 390 mg
Calcium 314 mg 123 mg 0.317 mg 100 mg 333 mg 514 mg 1,070 mg
Phosphorus 365 mg 70.6 mg 208 mg 269 mg 408 mg 530 mg 530 mg
Iron 1.96 mg 0.745 mg 0 mg 0.943 mg 1.79 mg 3.27 mg 900 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 2.37 % 6.36 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 19 % 30 %
Fruits‚ vegetables and nuts - dried 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 2.6% 1.3 g 13.2% 3.2 g 0 g
    Plastic 0% 7.9% 1 g 0 g
    Glass 0% 0% 0 g
    Metal 94.7% 28.5 g 94.7% 28.5 g 27 g
    Unknown 2.6% 34.7 g 2.6% 34.7 g 1 g
    Total - - - - 28 g

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