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How Much Protein Is in an Ahi Tuna?

By Smoothie Nutrition Calculator · Updated 2026 · 6 min read

How Much Protein Is in an Ahi Tuna? — illustration of a grilled chicken breast with vegetables

Pokeworks Nutrition Calculator: The Short Answer

The Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) has 14g of protein — the most of any item at Pokeworks — for 70 calories, with 1g of carbs and 1g of fat. For most adults that is roughly a third to a half of a day's protein in one menu item.

Total grams are only half the story, though. Measured as protein per 100 calories — the number that matters when protein has to fit inside a calorie target — the menu's winner is the Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) at 20g per 100 calories (14g protein for 70 calories). The ranking below shows both measures side by side.

The Highest-Protein Pokeworks Items, Ranked

Every figure is taken from the Pokeworks calculator. Read the protein-per-100-calories column if you are fitting protein into a deficit; read total protein if you simply need the biggest single hit.

ItemCaloriesProteinProtein / 100 calFatSodium
Ahi Tuna (protein scoop)7014g20g1g320mg
Spicy Tuna (protein scoop)8013g16.3g3g340mg
Cooked Shrimp (protein scoop)7013g18.6g1g540mg
Chicken (cooked, scoop)9012g13.3g3.5g80mg
Salmon (protein scoop)12011g9.2g9g380mg
Miso Soup (cup)1107g6.4g2g4050mg
Sushi Rice (regular base)2906g2.1g1g0mg
Tofu (scoop)605g8.3g5g160mg
How Much Protein Is in an Ahi Tuna? — illustration of fresh vegetables (in-article illustration)

The Trade-Off Nobody Mentions: Sodium

High-protein fast food usually bills you in sodium rather than calories. The saltiest item here, the Miso Soup (cup), carries 4050mg, and several top-protein items sit above 1,000mg. That does not disqualify them — it means the rest of the day should run lighter on salt, and water should be the default drink beside them.

If you are combining two high-protein items to build a 60g-plus meal, run the pair through the calculator first: protein adds up exactly as you hope, but so does sodium, and the total is the number worth knowing before you order.

  • Most protein: Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) — 14g (70 cal)
  • Most efficient: Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) — 20g protein per 100 cal
  • Highest fibre among protein picks: Avocado (half) — 5g fibre

What One Ahi Tuna Does to Your Day

Set against the standard 2,000-calorie reference day, one Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) uses 4% of the day's calories, 28% of the protein target, 0% of the carb allowance and 1% of the fat budget. Its 320mg of sodium is 14% of the 2,300mg daily guideline — the figure that most often surprises people, because sodium concentrates in restaurant food far faster than calories do.

None of those percentages is a verdict on its own. A Ahi Tuna at 4% of the day's calories can be a sensible meal anchor; the same item plus a large side and a sweetened drink can quietly pass 60% of the day before dinner. The calculator's daily-value bars exist for exactly this check: build the whole order, not just the headline item, and read the day you are actually committing to.

  • Ahi Tuna (protein scoop): 70 cal · 14g protein · 1g carbs · 1g fat
  • Sodium: 320mg (14% of the daily guideline)
  • Sugar: 0g of the 50g daily value · Fibre: 0g of 28g

Check It Yourself in the Pokeworks Calculator

Every figure in this article comes from the Pokeworks calculator on this site, and you can reproduce the answer in under a minute: open the calculator, add your two highest-protein picks together exactly as you order it — size, side, drink and sauce included — and read the live totals. Published menu numbers describe the standard build; your build is the one you actually eat, and the two diverge most often on drinks, sauces and portion upgrades.

If your total differs from the headline figure here, the difference is information, not error: it tells you which of your regular additions carries the calories. Change one component at a time and watch which single swap moves the total most — that swap, repeated, is worth more than any one-off light order.

The Full Nutrition Profile of the Ahi Tuna

Here is the complete panel for the Ahi Tuna (protein scoop), exactly as the Pokeworks calculator carries it, with each nutrient also expressed as a percentage of its daily value on a 2,000-calorie reference diet. Read down the percentage column rather than the grams: it is the fastest way to see which nutrient this item is really about. For the Ahi Tuna, the standout is protein, at 28% of a full day in a single item.

Two cautions belong with any single-item panel. First, published values describe the standard build — your portion, your sauce quantity and your size can move every line. Second, percentages are shares of a whole day, not grades: an item at 45% of the day's sodium is a problem only in the context of what else the day holds, which is why the calculator totals the full order rather than judging items one at a time.

NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories704%
Protein14g28%
Carbohydrates1g0%
Total Fat1g1%
Dietary Fibre0g0%
Sugars0g0%
Sodium320mg14%

Where This Answer Sits on the Whole Pokeworks Menu

Zoom out and the Pokeworks menu tracked here spans 17 items across 5 categories, from the Edamame (serving) at 25 calories to the Sushi Rice (regular base) at 290 — a 12-fold spread inside one restaurant. The average item is about 106 calories, 0 items pass 700 calories, and 17 of 17 sit under 500. Any single number quoted from this menu means little until it is placed inside that spread.

That spread is also the opportunity. A menu this wide almost always contains a build for the goal you actually have — the protein target, the sodium ceiling, the 500-calorie lunch — provided the order is assembled deliberately rather than inherited from habit. The rankings in this article are the map; the calculator is where you test the route before you travel it.

  • Menu range: 25 cal (Edamame (serving)) to 290 cal (Sushi Rice (regular base))
  • 17 items under 300 calories · 17 under 500 · average 106
  • Most protein-dense: Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) at 20g protein per 100 cal

The One Swap That Changes the Answer

If the Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) is your usual order and the numbers above are more than you wanted, the highest-value single change on this menu is the Edamame (serving): 25 calories against 70 (45 fewer), 3g of protein against 14g, and 0mg of sodium against 320mg (320mg less salt). One swap, repeated weekly, is worth more than a month of good intentions.

Not every swap has to be a downgrade in enjoyment: the pattern that works at Pokeworks is swapping the component, not the meal — the same style of order rebuilt around a lighter anchor, with the sauce, cheese or side demoted from default to deliberate. Price both versions in the calculator once and the better default usually picks itself.

How Much Protein Is in an Ahi Tuna? — illustration of a grilled chicken breast with vegetables (another serving view)

People Also Ask

What Is the Lowest-Calorie Meal at Pokeworks?

The lowest-calorie item at Pokeworks is the Edamame (serving) at 25 calories (3g protein, 2g carbs, 0mg sodium). As a complete meal, the lightest satisfying pattern is that item — or the Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) at 70 calories — plus low-calorie volume and water, which lands a full order under 500 calories.

How Much Sugar Is in a Hawaiian Sun Drink?

The Hawaiian Sun Drink contains 33g of sugar — the most of any item at Pokeworks, and more than the American Heart Association's suggested full-day limit for women (25g) in a single serving. For scale, the FDA daily value for added sugar is 50g, so this one item is a large share of a day's sugar budget before anything else is eaten.

Which Steak Has the Most Protein?

The Alice Springs Chicken has the most protein at Outback Steakhouse among the steak options: 79g of protein for 890 calories. The runner-up, the Ribeye (10 oz), has 62g — and the most protein-efficient pick on the menu is the Grilled Chicken on the Barbie at 12. 4g per 100 calories.

Which Breakfast Meal Has the Most Protein?

The Healthy Turkey Omelette has the most protein at First Watch among the breakfast meal options: 38g of protein for 540 calories. The runner-up, the Chickichanga, has 35g — and the most protein-efficient pick on the menu is the Healthy Turkey Omelette at 7g per 100 calories.

Build This Meal in the Pokeworks Nutrition Calculator

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Ahi Tuna (protein scoop), with 14g of protein for 70 calories. On efficiency, the Ahi Tuna (protein scoop) wins at 20g of protein per 100 calories.

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