Fat Content of Common Fish
Check out our handy chart with the fat content of common fish. We've included the percent of total fat, grams of saturated fat, grams of Omega-3 fatty acids and grams of cholesterol.
| Fish |
% Total Fat |
Sat. Fat |
Omega-3 |
Chol. |
| Haddock |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
57 |
| Cod or Scrod |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
43 |
| Orange Roughy |
0.7 |
0.1 |
n/a |
23 |
| Perch |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
90 |
| Pollock |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
71 |
| Grouper |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
37 |
| Yellowfin Tuna |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
45 |
| Snapper |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
37 |
| Monkfish |
1.5 |
n/a |
n/a |
25 |
| Ocean Perch |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
42 |
| Mackerel (King) |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
53 |
| Halibut |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
32 |
| Striped Bass |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
80 |
| Smelt |
2.4 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
70 |
| Rainbow Trout |
3.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
57 |
| Swordfish |
4.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
39 |
| Bluefish |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
59 |
Freshwater
Catfish |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
58 |
| Bluefin Tuna |
4.9 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
32 |
| Salmon (Atlantic) |
6.3 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
66 |
| Albacore Tuna |
7.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
38 |
| Lake Trout |
9.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
36 |
| Chinook Salmon |
10.4 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
66 |
Mackerel
(Atlantic) |
13.9 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
70 |
| Herring (Atlantic) |
18.0 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
60 |
