Canned Tuna May Contain Excessive MercuryBrett Israel
Laboratory analysis revealed that all of the 148 tins of tuna tested were contaminated with methylmercury, a particularly dangerous form of mercury that accumulates in fish and poses serious health risks to humans. The analysis showed that 57% of the cans exceeded the strictest maximum mercury limi...
That said, it has a lot of other good qualities--from being the most affordable can we encountered to being the lowest calorie, most nutrient dense option as well. What We Didn’t Like: Personally, we’re not big fans of the fishy, strong tuna flavor that comes along with Starkist ...
When it comes to tuna, this means that light or skipjack tuna are the safest options. Fortunately, these are the more economical options, too! Indeed, theFDAlists canned light tuna as one of the fish LOWEST in mercury and one of the best choices for young children ...
The content, chemical form and distribution of mercury and selenium were determined for several samples of canned tuna. Samples represented albacore, bluefin, skipjack and yellowfin species, and were packed in either water or vegetable oil. Recently-processed samples (less than one year old) and mu...
Health Canada indicates that it is safe to eat up to six 170 g cans of albacore/white tuna each week before mercury intake becomes a concern. This works out to eating a full 170 g can of tuna nearly every day. (Highly unlikely, but not impossible). If you ate a full tin of canned...
3. Are canned sardines better for you than canned tuna? Both canned sardines and canned tuna provide similar nutrients and contribute to the recommended weekly seafood intake. However, both Shea Rawn and Manaker advise consumers to be aware of the mercury content of canned tuna versus canned sar...
Tuna ends up the middle. Though it’s low in calories, it does have a fairly high protein content per ounce. And good Omega 3 fats. You shouldn’t eat more than a meal (or two max) per week according to what I’ve read about the potential of mercury content. ...
We found that white-style tuna had significantly more total mercury (mean 0.407 ppm) than light-style tuna (mean 0.118 ppm), presumably reflecting that “white” tuna is albacore, a species relatively larger than the skipjack tuna, which is commonly available as “light” or “chunk ...
The tunafish often served in school lunches may contain too much mercury, according to environmentalists' testing