Rate this "snack" - Canned Fish

[sunnypoker]

So i know it's probably not as great as fresh fish but I still think it's a good option for alot of people to have it as food whenever they are hungry.

What i'm referring to is Sardines or Mackarels which come in a small can, either in tomato sauce, sunflower oil, or brine.
So i guess it's like Tuna, but i think it's tastier.
(i'm in the UK, just incase it's not called Sardines or Mackarels in US... dunno)

anyways here are the nutritional info for one of the cans i got from tesco:
Can = 125g with that big "e" sign next to it.

Typical Composition (100g / 3.5oz)
Energy - 800kJ, 192kcal
Protein - 14.1g
Carbohydrate - 3.4g
of which sugars - 3.4g

Fat - 13.6g
of which saturates - 3.1g
mono-unsaturates - 7.3g
poly-unsaturates - 3.1g
of which Omega 3 - 1.8g
Fibre - trace
Sodium - 0.4g

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[kerowo]

That seems like a lot of fat. A typical 6oz (170g) can of Tuna packed in water in the states has a little over 1.5g of fat. It also has about 30g of protein. Then again it has almost twice the sodium.

[sunnypoker]

hmm, assuming that i'm the type who needs to gain the weight, rather than lose it, i guess that fat index isn't so bad???

here's the Sardine can by comparison (the previous one was Mackarel)

Per 100g serving
Protein: 17.8g
Carbohydrate 0.5g
of which sugars 0.5

Fat: 11.6
of which saturates: 3.3
mono unsaturates: 3.4g
polyunsaturates 3.7g
Omega 3 : 2.2g
Sodium 0.7g

[zer0]

its not really bad fat. its a decent snack, much better than what about 99% of people "snack" on.