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Canned tuna - spring water, brine or oil?

Which do u prefer?

  • Spring water

    Votes: 35 45.5%
  • Brine

    Votes: 14 18.2%
  • Sunflower oil

    Votes: 6 7.8%
  • Olive oil

    Votes: 22 28.6%

  • Total voters
    77

Sosokrates

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Which do u prefer? I usually stick to brine, but in sunflower oil is good when cooking with it.

Olive oil is to expensive.
 

HoodWinked

Member
The canned tuna in oil is usually soybean oil. Even if it says olive oil it is usually a blend. Unless it's a higher end brand.

Tuna in water also typically has vegetable broth. Basically the lesser of two evils. Also chunk light has less mercury but there are some brands that are mercury tested for larger tuna.
 

lachesis

Member
I only use the water one if I have to mix with mayo, like tuna salad.
Pretty much any other application, such as a topping for salad itself, or ingredient of pasta dish or some sort of Korean chi-gae, then definitely oil.

But if I have to buy only one - then I go with water. You can add oil later, but it's really difficult to un-grease (and usually it's messy)
 

HoodWinked

Member
None of the above. Tuna has far too much mercury and should be avoided as much as possible. Eat sardines or mackerels instead.
It's actually a bit mixed. Cause King Mackerel is high in Mercury.

Atlantic mackerel is on par with skipjack tuna which is typically what's in chunk light.

It's funny cause I used to get albacore tuna cause it was the more prestigious option but because it's mercury content it flipped completely. Paying more for an inferior option makes it a simple decision
 
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Boss Mog

Member
It's actually a bit mixed. Cause King Mackerel is high in Mercury.

Atlantic mackerel is on par with skipjack tuna which is typically what's in chunk light.

It's funny cause I used to get albacore tuna cause it was the more prestigious option but because it's mercury content it flipped completely. Paying more for an inferior option makes it a simple decision
While "mackerel" regoups a ton of different fish of different sizes, when I said mackerel I meant the very small kind whose whole filets fit inside a can and who generally have similar mercury levels to that of sardines.
 

Liljagare

Member
Canned ventresca in olive oil is the correct answer. All other forms of tuna are just not nice tasting.

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Meicyn

Member
None of the above. Tuna has far too much mercury and should be avoided as much as possible. Eat sardines or mackerels instead.
My man knows what’s up. Canned mackerel is hilariously cheap for fish and good for you too. I bounce between that and sardines in hot sauce. Tuna is way overrated.
 

GymWolf

Member
Spring water, then i press with a fork to let all the water go away and finally add some quality olive oil by myself, maybe some almonds in the middle.

When i was more obsessed with my bb nutrition this shit was basically my breakfast (with some rye bread for carbs), people liked to put their fingers in my armpit to know their internal temperature during that period...
 
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Deleted member 1159

Unconfirmed Member
Whatever the hell is in the green cans at Costco. I’m dunking that shit in mayo anyway

Tangent: for what I feel like was the first time I saw a live salmon the other day. I had no idea they were so freakin ugly. Still GOAT fish IMO. The more you know.
 
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