Protein calories not adding up

April 21, 2024 5:47 PM

I know that the numbers on a nutrition label are estimates, usually rounded up to nearest whole number, but this seems weird. Can of skipjack tuna says it has 31 grams of protein but the calorie count is 113. If protein has 4 calories per gram...what gives? Should I assume the calorie count is wrong or the protein count?
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee to Grab Bag (2 answers total)

Best answer: I would guess the calories are a typo - I just quickly looked at a few nutritional labels and most cans of tuna say the serving size of the can is 113g (drained). I’d bet that someone mistakenly retyped “113” in the calories section.
posted by Kriesa at 6:01 PM on April 21 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: Ah, I bet you're right, thanks!! Now it adds up.
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 6:32 PM on April 21 [1 favorite]