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Canned Tuna Fish

Whitney400 — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:06:22 GMT

I picked up three cans of canned tuna fish from my local grocery several weeks ago. I opened one can and made tuna salad. When I tasted it, it had an unusual flavor. I didn't finish it. I checked the remaining cans and was very surprised to see that one can is a product of Viet Nam and the other one is a product of Mauritius. I did some research and found that the tuna from Viet Nam is not recommended and so are other tunas from foreign regions of the world for various reasons. Has anyone else encountered this?

Re: Canned Tuna Fish

FranandZoe — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:14:32 GMT

What was the brand? I only buy Starkist - in a pouch.

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KingstonMom — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:21:47 GMT

When it comes to tuna, I only eat albacore tuna. Very white fish and taste delicious!

If you saw how tuna is raised in Asian countries, you'd never buy Asian tuna.

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amyb — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:26:44 GMT

@Whitney400 You got me thinking with this post....I'd never looked at where my tuna fish was sourced.

I have been, for the last several years, been buying "Blue Harbor, Wild Caught, White Albacore Tuna" from Fresh Market. About $3.50 a can and sometimes on sale. I'd rather spend for a good quality, which I think this is. However, as I look at the can I don't see where the fish is sourced, only "packed in America."

It is "Certified sustainable, wild caught, dolphin safe" and tastes clean and good. But now I'll check out their website to see where the fish is sourced. I've bought other similar type brands that I think were caught off the coast of CA.

I also buy Trader Joe's white albacore occasionally, I see that's sourced in Indonesia. I don't know if that's recommended or not as a safe, clean source. I never thought to look at the source before!

Last...I don't have a can to look at now, but I also buy an Italian Tuna in olive oil, that I use for certain recipes and don't know where that's sourced. Maybe that's a no brainer that it's in the Mediterranian but not necessarily...

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CherryHugs — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:28:52 GMT

Recently most of the tuna I bought has too strong of a smell and I toss it out. I like tuna but when it is a mild smell! Sometimes it seems so yucky.

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PickyPicky3 — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:31:38 GMT

@KingstonMom I didn't know there were tuna farms. Right now there are bluefin farms in Japan, but that's it.

All other tuna is still wild caught.

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meallen616 — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:41:42 GMT

I buy Bumble Bee solid white Albacore in water. On the bottom of the can it says product of Mauritius.Sometimes the tuna is white, sometimes the cans are horrible with the tuna reddish or dark brown in color, then the whole can gets thrown out!

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SilleeMee — Wed, 24 May 2023 14:30:43 GMT

I don't eat canned tuna anymore. It tastes just like the tin can.

ETA-

I've never actually tried to eat a tin can but that's just what I would imagine it to taste like. You know exactly what it is, that metallic taste in your mouth after eating tuna.

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We rescue cats — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:42:55 GMT

It is getting so hard to count on seafood of any type but I can echo @KingstonMom when it comes to any Asian raised, farmed or packaged seafood (or anything else). I don't buy it, they are fed things that I would not want to ingest. Especially shrimp and bottom feeding seafood. I have become very aware of farmed seafood and usually the print about where the food originates is practically hidden.

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PickyPicky3 — Wed, 24 May 2023 14:26:47 GMT

The only canned tuna I consistently like is Walmart brand. Both white and light are firm, not mushy. Everything else has changed drastically. Up until the pandemic the Bumble Bee albacore Heritage Pack was good -- then it also changed.

Why has this happened? Have certain tuna species been overfished and are no longer available? Has tuna processing changed to a faster and cheaper method that has affected quality?

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Sooner — Wed, 24 May 2023 14:33:32 GMT

For many years now I only buy tuna from South America, European or Mediterranean sources. I find them on Amazon and other places.

I'll spend a lot more than grocery store prices on tuna too--you get what you pay for. I'll spend as much as for a happy meal on good tuna. Tonnino is good and is in stores.

Same with sardines! Wonderful ones are available but not in grocery stores. I consider this a good meal, not a cheap snack.

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sann — Wed, 24 May 2023 14:41:42 GMT

I bought canned tuna from Sam's Club the smell was so bad I threw it out and returned the remaining cans for a refund... if you want good quality canned tuna Costco has the best...

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kitcat51 — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:02:33 GMT

Natural Catch...really good, ocean caught with line fishing no nets, sold on their website & available from the company on Amazon & Walmart. It's not cheap, 6 for $29.95, I had the yellow fin in olive oil & white albacore in water...they sell sardines & mackerel too.

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jackthebear — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:16:35 GMT

just about all the tuna has Hydrolyzed Protein in the can, I can't stand the taste,

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Terrywu — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:18:18 GMT

I only buy Kirkland albacore from Costco. Firm and not soupy.

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Whitney400 — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:25:45 GMT

I asked the owner of the grocery about this when I returned the two cans. She said that almost all of Bumble Bee tuna comes from overseas. I will not buy any tuna produced in Asia as the processes they use are not acceptable and the fish does not come from good sources.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 24 May 2023 16:32:01 GMT

There are different types of tuna, tasting differently plus tuna packed in oil will have a stronger fishy taste than tuna packed in water.

Have you ever watched "Wicked Tuna" on TV? I was amazed to learn one fish may be worth $6,000 or more and that's just what the fisherman gets. If you want the best tasting, buy the most expensive.

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Spacrazy — Wed, 24 May 2023 16:54:14 GMT

Ewwwwww

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WORKING GAL — Wed, 24 May 2023 21:14:10 GMT

@meallen616- I have had the same experience with Bumble Bee solid white albacore and have called the company about this issue.

They tell me even though the tuna has veins of red/brownish going through it it is still white albacore. I stopped buying this brand and tried Great Value Solid White Albacore from Walmart. I am very pleased with it. All the cans I've opened have been solid white and tastes good. It is so solid packed that I find it has little liquid resulting in more tuna. Also, it is priced much lower than Bumble Bee.

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Mindy D — Wed, 24 May 2023 21:54:46 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
I don't eat canned tuna anymore. It tastes just like the tin can.

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I've never actually tried to eat a tin can but that's just what I would imagine it to taste like. You know exactly what it is, that metallic taste in your mouth after eating tuna.

@SilleeMee Try Starkist in the pouch. Their albacore is delicious. Absolutely no off flavors. Tastes very fresh despite a long shelf life.
Worstthing about albacore though is it's higher than light tuna in mercury. The light tuna in the pouch is still good, just not as good as the albacore.