Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water

Name: Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water
Brand: StarKist

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 contaminant flagged · 2 ingredients to watch

Includes lab results from its product family: StarKist Albacore White Tuna in Water

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−84

mercury−84

Ingredients

−7

vegetable broth−4

pyrophosphate−3

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

Minimum score+1

Final score0

Contaminants · 1

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

StarKist Albacore White Tuna in Water

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Mercury265 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 133×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Albacore White Tuna in Water

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water healthy?

StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, StarKist Albacore White Tuna in Water. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water?

StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water lists 5 ingredients, starting with White Tuna, Water, Vegetable Broth, Salt and Pyrophosphate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water?

StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water compare to other canned goods?

At 0/100 StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water scores worse than most canned goods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in canned goods is Trader Joe's Organic Garbanzo Beans Made with Sea Salt at 98/100.

Is StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water organic?

StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water is not certified organic in our data.

Has StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Albacore (white) tuna in water, canned; no sauce) with the other products in its family, StarKist Albacore White Tuna in Water, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water contain heavy metals?

StarKist Wild Caught Albacore White Tuna in Water itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected mercury at 265 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Albacore White Tuna in Water. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.