Protein - Protein is essential for building and repairing tissues. It helps us build muscles, stay energized and feel full. Most seafood is low in fat, so it's a great protein choice. One single-serve pouch of StarKist Tuna (2.6 oz) has 17g of protein; it's a great option as a snack after working out!

Light Tuna, Water, Sunflower Oil, White Vinegar, Wheat Flour (Bleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Broth, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Garlic Powder, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Spices, Onion Powder, Mustard Seed Flour, Caramel Color, Natural ...

Our “Light” tuna is primarily skipjack or yellowfin. Our “White” tuna is albacore tuna. All StarKist Tuna and salmon are wild caught fish.

The familiar Star-Kist Company traces its origins to 1918 on Terminal Island when it was founded as the French Sardine Company by Yugoslavian immigrant Martin J. Bogdanovich. By 1952, the renamed Star-Kist Tuna Cannery's new Main Plant held the distinction of being the single-largest cannery in the world.

With 70 calories and 15g of protein, this nutrient-dense tuna pouch is the perfect fit for today's active lifestyle. It also works well with Mediterranean, Weight Watchers, Keto, and Paleo diet plans. Enjoy in a wrap, pita or right from the pouch - just tear, eat and go!

Takeaway. Certain types of tuna are high in mercury, which can have harmful effects on health in high amounts or in certain populations. For most healthy adults, it's recommended to consume at least 2 servings of fish per week, which can include tuna.

In terms of mercury, however, it's safer to choose light tuna over albacore tuna, because it contains much less. Even so, eating a can a day is still probably too much mercury to be safe. Two cans a week would be much better.

With 70 calories and 15g of protein, this nutrient-dense tuna pouch is the perfect fit for today's active lifestyle. It also works well with Mediterranean, Weight Watchers, Keto, and Paleo diet plans. Enjoy in a wrap, pita or right from the pouch - just tear, eat and go!

The 65-year old StarKist brand has two processing facilities in Ecuador in addition to the one just inspected in American Samoa. Mercury content of canned tuna frequently comes up as a food safety issue. The problem is that mercury can accumulate in the body.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- StarKist Co., a leading producer, distributor and marketer of shelf-stable seafood products in the United States, announced today the launch of its single serve StarKist Tuna Creations® line.

Improves Skin Health As per research, tuna comprises a protein called elastin. It helps to maintain skin elasticity and a smooth skin tone. In addition, the Vitamin B complex in tuna helps to synthesise new healthy skin cells.

A toxic element that are absorbed by the tuna due to bacteria in the water which convert mercury pollutants into methyl mercury. In terms of mercury, however, it's safer to choose light tuna over albacore tuna, because it contains much less. Even so, eating a can a day is still probably too much mercury to be safe.