USDA Survey Foods213 exact records

Fish & seafood: find the record that best matches the food.

Fish, shellfish, and seafood preparations. This page shows the shape of the collection before asking you to choose a number: what sits near the middle, how wide the central range is, and which words distinguish one source record from another.

The shortest route to a defensible estimate

Choose in this order: identity, amount, then context.

01
Identity
Match the exact food description—especially preparation, additions, and whether the record is a single food or mixed dish.
02
Amount
Use a household measure tied to that record or enter grams. A familiar serving word without a weight can hide a large difference.
03
Context
Add the brand, recipe, sauce, cooking fat, toppings, or edible portion that the generic source record cannot know.

What the collection actually contains

Central nutrient ranges on one denominator

Each row uses values per 100 grams. The median is the collection midpoint; the central range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile. That interval describes variation among source records—not uncertainty around a single meal and not a recommended intake range.

Median and central per-100-gram nutrient ranges for records in this category
Nutrient	Median	Central 80%	Records reporting
Energyper 100 g	146 kcal	83–237 kcal	213 of 213
Proteinper 100 g	15 g	6.5–23.4 g	213 of 213
Fiberper 100 g	0.3 g	0–1 g	213 of 213
Sodiumper 100 g	330 mg	164–501 mg	213 of 213

Zeros are retained when reported; missing values are not silently converted to zero. Rounded values are for orientation. Open an exact profile for Feast’s 21-nutrient panel and source citation.

Three coordinates, not winners

Records that make the range easier to understand

These examples sit near the collection’s energy midpoint or upper central protein and fiber boundaries. A high value for one nutrient is not a complete judgment of the food, and the records are not ranked as “best.”

Near the collection midpoint

Shrimp and noodles, no sauce

146 kcal per 100 g—close to the median energy concentration among these records.

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Near the upper central protein boundary

Fish, bass, grilled

23.4 g protein per 100 g in this exact source record.

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Near the upper central fiber boundary

Clams Casino

1 g fiber per 100 g in this exact source record.

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What “Fish & seafood” includes here

One Feast category, several USDA source categories

Feast groups related records to make the library navigable. The more specific USDA category and the complete food name remain the better evidence for choosing a match.

Seafood mixed dishes94 records

Fish89 records

Shellfish30 records

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 9 exact records behind Fish & seafood category landmarks. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Fish, mackerel, baked or broiled is higher in calories per 100 g

Fish, mackerel, baked or broiled reports 237 kcal versus 83 kcal for Crab: a 154 kcal difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

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The denominator changes the answer

Shrimp and noodles, no sauce is denser; Shrimp and noodles with tomato sauce is higher in its source amount

Shrimp and noodles, no sauce reports 146 kcal per 100 g and 286 kcal in USDA source amount (196 g). Shrimp and noodles with tomato sauce reports a lower 134 kcal per 100 g but a higher 375 kcal in USDA source amount (280 g).

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Shrimp and noodles, no sauce” from “Shrimp cocktail”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

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Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Fish & seafood category landmarks, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Best next guide for this exact record Calamari

Calamari, cooked is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Best next guide for this exact record Crab

Crab is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Calories: density and serving context

In this page’s records, calories runs from 83 kcal in Crab to 237 kcal in Fish, mackerel, baked or broiled, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Salt, table

USDA input 2047 appears in 6 of 9 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 0.2–0.4 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Oil or table fat, NFS

USDA input 81200100 appears in 3 of 9 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 2–4 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Fish, tilapia, baked or broiled, coated vs Fish, tilapia, steamed

Fish, tilapia, steamed is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Preparation wording: baked, roasted, or broiled versus steamed; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Fish, bass, baked or broiled, coated vs Fish, bass, grilled

Fish, bass, grilled is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Preparation wording: baked, roasted, or broiled versus grilled; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

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Exact-record directory

Browse all 213 profiles in this category

Records are presented as source descriptions, not as universal recipes. Open the closest wording first; compare alternatives only after checking that the denominator and preparation context match.

Fish & seafood

Biscayne codfish, Puerto Rican style

167 kcal in a 88 g source amount. Open the record to compare that amount with 100 grams and other source measures.

Source amount: 167 kcal · 88 g
Listed measures: 167–333 kcal
Protein, same amount: 8.1 g

Choose in this order: identity, amount, then context.

Identity

Amount

Context

Central nutrient ranges on one denominator

Records that make the range easier to understand

One Feast category, several USDA source categories

Turn source data into a better next decision

Fish, mackerel, baked or broiled is higher in calories per 100 g

Shrimp and noodles, no sauce is denser; Shrimp and noodles with tomato sauce is higher in its source amount

Distinguish “Shrimp and noodles, no sauce” from “Shrimp cocktail”

Follow the relationship that matches your question

Browse all 213 profiles in this category

Three questions that prevent the most common category mistakes