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Food calories · USDA data

Calories in cod

89 calories

in 3 oz, 85 g

Protein
19.4 g
Carbs
0 g
Fat
0.7 g
Fiber
0 g
Weigh your own portion

Cod has 89 calories. That is USDA's figure for 3 oz, which weighs 85 g. Per 100 g, cod has 105 calories.

Almost all of its calories, 92%, come from protein. It gives 19.4 g of protein, 39% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high.

It takes 95 g of cod to reach 100 calories, which is about 1.1 × 3 oz.

Calories by portion

PortionWeightCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
3 oz85 g8919.4 g0 g0.7 g
1 fillet180 g18941.1 g0 g1.5 g
1 oz28.3 g306.5 g0 g0.2 g
100 g100 g10522.8 g0 g0.9 g

Portion weights are USDA's own. Your cod may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.

Where the calories come from

  • Protein: 92% of calories (22.8 g per 100 g)
  • Carbohydrate: 0% (0 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
  • Fat: 8% (0.9 g per 100 g)

Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.

Compared with similar foods

Weight for weight, lobster has the fewest calories of these four (89 per 100 g) and scallops the most (111).

Per 100 gCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Cod10522.8 g0 g0.9 g
Scallops11120.5 g5.4 g0.8 g
Shrimp9924 g0.2 g0.3 g
Lobster8919 g0 g0.9 g

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Questions people ask

How many calories is in cod?

Cod has 89 calories. USDA weighs 3 oz at 85 g, and cod has 105 calories per 100 g.

How much protein does cod have?

3 oz (85 g) has 19.4 g of protein, 39% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 22.8 g.

How many carbs does cod have?

3 oz has 0 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 0.7 g of fat.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat (FDC ID 171956). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.