Pacific or Alaskan Cod Calories and Nutrition Facts

Cod, Pacific or Alaskan, frozen, wild caught nutrition facts

The table below shows the complete nutritional profile for cod, pacific or alaskan, frozen, wild caught per 100 g (the laboratory analytical standard), alongside the share of the FDA Daily Value each nutrient covers. Most of its calories come from protein, and it is high in protein (14.2 g per 100 g).

*Percent Daily Value per 100 g, against the FDA reference intakes for adults and children 4+ years (50 g protein, 275 g carbohydrate, 28 g fibre, 78 g fat, 20 g saturated fat, 2300 mg sodium). Total sugars has no Daily Value — the 50 g reference applies to added sugars only, and USDA reports total sugars here.

Pacific or Alaskan Cod calories by weight: ounces, pounds and grams

USDA publishes this food per 100 g, so here is the same profile converted to the weights a kitchen scale and a US recipe actually use. At 0.61 kcal per gram (low energy density), low energy density — generous portions stay modest in calories.

How pacific or alaskan cod compares to other fish & seafood

Against the 23 fish & seafood in this database, pacific or alaskan cod ranks 4th lowest in calories and 19th highest in protein. The category averages 100 kcal per 100 g, so this one is 39% below it. The lightest option in the category is squid (calamari), frozen, tubes only at 44 kcal per 100 g, and the protein leader is anchovies, canned in olive oil, with salt, drained at 26.9 g per 100 g.

Portion planning with pacific or alaskan cod

• 100 calories comes to about 164 g (5.8 oz).
• 20 g of protein takes about 141 g, bringing 86 kcal with it — that is 23.3 g of protein per 100 calories.
• Macro split by calories: 3% carbs, 94% protein, 3% fat.

Nutrient screening detail

The badges near the top of this page come from screening the per-100 g values against the FDA nutrient-content thresholds in 21 CFR 101.54–101.62. The regulations define those claims per reference serving rather than per 100 g, so treat these as a like-for-like comparison between foods, not as a statement about a product label:

• High protein — 14.2 g per 100 g (≥ 20% DV)
• Low fat — 0.2 g per 100 g (≤ 3 g)
• Low saturated fat — 0 g per 100 g (≤ 1 g)
• Sugar free — 0 g total sugars per 100 g (< 0.5 g)
• Keto-friendly — 0.5 g net carbs per 100 g (≤ 5 g)

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