Every 100 kcal of chinook salmon brings 11.1 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 100th of the 121 seafood in this database and 230th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 25.7 g per 100 g ranks 25th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 45% of the calories in chinook salmon, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Weight for weight, chinook salmon has 1.9 g of protein for each gram of fat (25.7 g against 13.4 g per 100 g).
Set against tilapia, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (tilapia has 22.3 g per 3 oz cooked).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving quoted here is measured by weight at 85 g, and it covers about 44% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of chinook salmon
Protein and calories in Chinook salmon for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
25.7 g
231 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
21.8 g
196 kcal
0.5 fillet
154 g
39.6 g
356 kcal
Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in chinook salmon
The nine essential amino acids in Chinook salmon, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.09 g
1.78 g
81
lysine
2.36 g
2.01 g
92
valine
1.32 g
1.12 g
51
isoleucine
1.18 g
1 g
46
threonine
1.13 g
0.96 g
44
phenylalanine
1 g
0.85 g
39
methionine
0.761 g
0.65 g
30
histidine
0.757 g
0.64 g
29
tryptophan
0.288 g
0.24 g
11
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.
Related
Other seafood by protein per calorie
Swap for more protein per calorie
Eastern oysters - 11.2 g per 100 kcal, 9.7 g per 3 oz cooked
Florida pompano - 11.2 g per 100 kcal, 20.1 g per 3 oz cooked
25.7 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 21.8 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of chinook salmon?
11.1 g. That figure divides its 25.7 g of protein per 100 g by its 231 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in chinook salmon complete?
Yes. The protein in chinook salmon supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of chinook salmon?
About 44%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 21.8 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #171999 (Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.