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Ingredient dictionary

Tuna on a food label: it contains fish

Tuna is a kind of saltwater fish. It contains fish, so the allergen labelling rules apply. It is not vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 5,953 products, most often in oily fish. Per 100 g: about 144 kcal and 24 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20268 sourcesHow we check

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Does tuna contain an allergen?

Yes. 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

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Is tuna vegan?

No. Tuna is not vegan: it comes from an animal. It is not vegetarian either.

VeganNot for youNot vegan: it comes from an animal.

VegetarianNot for youIt comes from fish or shellfish.

Fish allergyNot for youIt contains fish.

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What other names does tuna have on a label?

In English tuna can also read “tuna fish”. On European labels it is “thon” in French, “Thunfisch” in German and “atún” in Spanish. The other 11 languages are listed below.

In Englishtuna fish

French: thon
German: Thunfisch
Spanish: atún
Italian: tonno
Dutch: tonijn
Portuguese: atum
Polish: Tuńczyki, tuńczyk
Swedish: tonfisk
Danish: Tunfisk
Finnish: tonnikala, aitotonnikalat
Hungarian: tonhal
Romanian: Ton
Croatian: tunj, tunjevina
Turkish: orkinos

Which foods contain tuna?

Open Food Facts lists tuna or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 5,953 products, most often oily fish, ready meals and fish and seafood. Most of them are sold in France, the United States and Germany.

Oily fish2,995
Ready meals978
Fish and seafood424
Sandwiches255
Pizzas, pies and quiches181
Salty and fatty foods77

Products with it, by country of sale: France 2,693 · United States 641 · Germany 536 · Spain 516.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where tuna turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in tuna?

Tuna has about 144 kcal per 100 g, with 24 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 5.4 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Tuna, raw” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

144kcal per 100 g

24g protein

0g carbohydrate

5.4g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0 g, saturated fat 1.2 g, fibre 0 g, salt 0.12 g, energy 607 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 26053 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is tuna?

Tuna is a kind of saltwater fish.

Kinds of tunaSkipjack tuna Yellowfin tuna Albacore Light tuna Canned tuna Raw tuna Precooked tuna Bigeye tuna Tuna steak

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