Canned tuna fish? page

[miniGrokette]

Is it okay to eat canned tuna fish in olive oil as a snack? I do this kind of frequently between classes on campus. I don't know what else is okay to eat that is no hassle, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted by the Chik-fil-a so I need something to fight the cravings!

[Sunnivara]

I've heard you should not eat tuna more than once or twice a month due to the high levels of mercury. You might want to do a little research online about tuna and mercury.
Try keeping nuts or jerky with you for snacking.

[steve.mull]

Also read your labels. Many tunas contain soy, even the ones supposedly in water

[Damiana]

I think the canned kind, unsafe packaging aside, is supposed to be lower in heavy metal than the fresh since the fish are mostly wild-caught and not farmed although as with most very large fish, you will want to limit consumption to be absolutely safe.

[springnr]

Canned Salmon

[tcb]

I eat the hell out of it and haven't died yet. I've literally found two brands out of the billion at my grocery that doesn't have soy as an ingredient... Both are Starkist Premium brand, so about twice the price of plain ol tuna. The evoo version is awesome.

[JoanieL]

Also, if you're looking for BPA free cans, a search at Amazon brings up a brand called Crown Prince. Wild caught, no BPA, and I went to the website and there's no soy. The 24 pack is $61.05 which works out to about $6.78 per pound which is a really reasonable price for a very convenient protein. Also, their wild salmon is even less per pound.

Glad you asked the question! I haven't eaten tuna in months because I wasn't about to pay the high prices for the priviledge of having packaging that doesn't hurt my health. But this is so reasonable, I may just stock up again.

[noodletoy]

if you're concerned about mercury, eat other canned fish, like salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines. it's not a problem with fish very low on the food chain and small in size.

[Sunnivara]

I think the canned kind, unsafe packaging aside, is supposed to be lower in heavy metal than the fresh since the fish are mostly wild-caught and not farmed although as with most very large fish, you will want to limit consumption to be absolutely safe.

I think the opposite is true. Wild tuna often live longer than farmed fish so they have more time to accumulate mercury in their system. The issues with farm raised fish are more often about PCBs from the crap they're fed. However, certain kinds of tuna have plenty of both.
Take a look at this to find healthier fish alternatives.
List of Seafood Health Alerts - Seafood Selector - Environmental Defense Fund

[noodletoy]

there is very little farmed tuna on the market right now. it's not yet as viable as salmon or shrimp-farming.