No Salt Added Wild Albacore Tuna

For a long time now, I've been too trusting and naïve when it comes to buying tuna. The truth is: the lion's share of "tuna" available in the U.S. today is really escolar, a fish that many call toxic. In reality, escolar is not exactly toxic, but if eaten in amounts more than about six ounces at a time, it will very likely lead to a bad case of stomach cramps and diarrhea. The problem with escolar is that the fish contains a large amount of indigestible waxy compounds; these compounds make the fish taste as if it contained a lot of natural fish oils, but the gut cannot digest these waxy, oil-like molecules and they pass through the body quickly...in many cases, far too quickly! Escolar is a lot cheaper and more plentiful than real albacore tuna, and that's why it's taken the place of tuna in fish markets, grocery stores, and restaurants. Even highly priced sushi-grade tuna is, more often than not, escolar. Are we all the victims of false advertising? No, federal food laws allow escolar to be sold under various misleading names including white tuna and solid white tuna. So what can you do to make certain that you are not eating escolar? Well, one solution is to buy American Tuna MSC Certified Sustainable Caught Albacore Tuna. I tried it and I am thoroughly sold on the product! I'll never go back to buying fraudulent escolar "tuna" again. From the first moment I opened the can of American Tuna, I knew that this was the real stuff...the one that I was used to eating in my youth more than forty-five years ago. It smelled better. It tasted better. It flaked better. And to top it off, it make me feel good about my purchase because it was genuine MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) sustainably caught albacore tuna. What does that mean? It means that the fishery meets the strict environmental standards set by the MSC and the fish are harvested in a sustainable and well-managed fishery. For me, it just means I'm being a caretaker of the ocean and its inhabitants rather than a plunderer. But it really gets back to taste; that's the critical factor. I did a taste comparison. I still had a can of the store-bought brand "solid white tuna" on hand. So I opened both cans--the American Tuna, and the "solid white tuna" (escolar)--and compared the two. I added the usual ingredients I use to make a tasty tuna salad (olive oil, diced onion, salt, lemon juice, capers, mayonnaise) and tried the two side-by-side. There was no comparison: the American Tuna was far superior in flavor. I ended up throwing away the other one, even though I ended up wasting good olive oil and capers in the process. [Tip: be sure not to throw away the liquor in the can with the American Tuna; it is nutritional gold and good tasting, too...just add it back into your recipe and the flaked tuna will absorb it nicely.] In the future I will probably buy this product at a specialty store not too far from my home. There, American Tuna sells for about a dollar cheaper per can than I can get it here. But if you cannot find a local dealer for this tuna, then it is worth your money to buy it here online.

This was a treat, out of my budget most of the time but so well worth it, and saved a couple cans to add into friend's christmas boxes. love their smoked tuna in olive oil too, first bought it in San Diego where they are located, and have been obsessed since. A little saltier than most--I like salt so not a problem but would not want it any saltier--it's at the upper limit as far as salty taste goes. My everyday brand is SafeCatch, but buy this kind every chance I get.

Delicious and jampacked in there not a light can like you get to the grocery store. Good quality product that comes in a variety of flavors and it’s from the USA!

Best Canned Tuna Ever! It is high quality, solid, delicious, nutritious and hard to find in a store!!! Amazon delivered it to my door! I always get the “no salt” option… wonderful!

Product is great. I would give it 5 stars, but Amazon ruined the chances of that by delivering the six cans in a plastic bag, which is likely why every can is dented. Now I’m questioning how long the remaining cans will last on the shelf. How can someone think it’s fine to ship canned food in a plastic bag rather than a properly fitted box? Amazon needs to do better. I’ll wait an extra day for delivery if that’s how long it takes for the packaging employee to find a proper box and packaging material.

Just disgusting, 6 cans just received with an expiration date of 7/2025. Usually tuna can have an expiration date of up to 5 years in the future, so you know these are old. The quality of the fish is poor, very dark brown, edges of the can have rust spots. I love this brand but will definitely no longer get it from amazon.

Absolutely great flavor, a bit pricey but delicious

Great quality tuna, great American company.