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Comment by treis

2 days ago

You're probably talking about dry weight. My can says 6g protein / 130 g. I'm about 100kg and to hit the 1.6 g protein/kg I need 160g of protein. 6g/130g * 3500 g is 161 g of protein.

Two numbers from the USDA:

- Canned, drained and rinsed: 7g protein / 100g [1]

- Boiled: 9g protein / 100g [2]

Not sure what explains the discrepancy (though the second number is much older), but both are considerably higher than what your can says. Sure you aren't reading a per-serving amount?

[1]: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2644288/nutrients

[2]: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/173757/nutrients