Tuna melt calories and nutrition facts
Tuna melt: 296 kcal per 100 g, protein 11.7 g, fat 17 g, carbs 23.1 g. 1 piece (180 g): 533 kcal.
Tuna salad topped with cheddar or American cheese, grilled open-faced or between buttered bread until the cheese melts: the tuna melt has been on diner menus for decades. A 180 g sandwich comes to about 530 kcal. The mayonnaise in the tuna salad and the butter on the bread are what move the number most.
- Source of protein
- High in selenium
- Source of phosphorus
- Source of vitamin K
- Protein 16%
- Fat 52%
- Carbs 32%
In everyday portions
- 1 piece ≈ 180 g 533 kcal P 21.1 · F 30.6 · C 41.5 g
- 100 kcal is 34 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 170 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 3 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 296 kcal 1,239 kJ 15%
- Protein 11.7 g 23%
- Fat 17 g 24%
- Carbs available, without fibre 23.1 g 9%
- Fibre 1.7 g
- Salt 1.3 g 21%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 16%
- Fat 52%
- Carbs 32%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A no data
- Vitamin D 0.509 µg 10%
- Vitamin E 0.71 mg 6%
- Vitamin K 16.7 µg 22%
- Vitamin C 0.365 mg <1%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.053 mg 5%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.114 mg 8%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 2.1 mg 13%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid no data
- Vitamin B6 0.087 mg 6%
- Folate B9 18.6 µg 9%
- Vitamin B12 no data
- Choline no data
Minerals
- Potassium 137 mg 7%
- Calcium 163 mg 20%
- Phosphorus 164 mg 23%
- Magnesium 21.8 mg 6%
- Iron 0.865 mg 6%
- Zinc 1.2 mg 12%
- Copper 0.075 mg 8%
- Manganese no data
- Selenium 22.1 µg 40%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 512 mg 21%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- Source of protein
- High in selenium
- Source of phosphorus
- Source of vitamin K
- Source of calcium
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Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 699 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 94% More calories than 94% of dishes.
- 74% More protein than 74% of dishes.
- 90% More selenium than 90% of dishes.
- 83% More phosphorus than 83% of dishes.
- 79% More vitamin K than 79% of dishes.
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Where these numbers come from
Worked out from a recipe of 4 ingredients, with data from ANSES-CIQUAL (France), USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS, USA), USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, USA).
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.