Ingredient dictionary
Canned tuna on a food label: it contains fish
Canned tuna is a kind of tuna. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 136 products, most often in sandwiches. Per 100 g: about 111 kcal and 27 g protein.
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Does canned tuna contain an allergen?
Yes. Canned tuna contains fish: labels in the US, the UK, Europe and the Gulf must declare it.
| Allergen | US | UK and Europe | Gulf |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | Required | Required | Required |
Is canned tuna vegan?
No. Canned tuna is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.
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What other names does canned tuna have on a label?
On European labels it is “Thon en conserve” in French, “Thunfischkonserve” in German and “Atun en conserva” in Spanish. The other 6 languages are listed below.
- French
- Thon en conserve, thons en conserve
- German
- Thunfischkonserve
- Spanish
- Atun en conserva
- Italian
- Tonno in scatola, tonni in scatola
- Dutch
- Tonijn in blik/pot
- Portuguese
- Atuns em lata
- Finnish
- purkitetut tonnikalat
- Romanian
- Conserve de ton
- Croatian
- konzervirana tuna
Which foods contain canned tuna?
Open Food Facts lists canned tuna or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 136 products, most often sandwiches, ready meals and pizzas, pies and quiches. Most of them are sold in France, Italy and the Philippines.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 114 · Italy 9 · Philippines 3 · Spain 3.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where canned tuna turns up, not how much of the market it is.
How many calories are in canned tuna?
Canned tuna has about 111 kcal per 100 g, with 27 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 0.4 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Tuna, plain, canned, drained” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.
Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 0.1 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.74 g, energy 471 kJ.
ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26039 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.
What kind of ingredient is canned tuna?
Canned tuna is a kind of tuna.
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- Open Food Facts: Canned tuna
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- ANSES: CIQUAL French food composition table (CALNUT 2020 edition), Licence Ouverte 2.0
- European Union: Regulation 1169/2011 on food information to consumers, Annex II
- UK Food Standards Agency: Allergen guidance for food businesses (the 14 allergens)
- US FDA: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergen Labeling, Edition 5 (January 2025)
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