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Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water

Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water

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Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit
From lab tests of this product’s family
Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack 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.

Arsenic820 ppbof 10 ppb
Over the limit — 82×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
Measured in: Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in Water
Mercury145 ppbof 2 ppb
Over the limit — 72×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L
Measured in: Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in Water
Cadmium32 ppbof 5 ppb
Over the limit — 6.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in Water
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
Measured in: Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in Water

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water healthy?

Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack 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, Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack 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 Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water?

Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water lists 3 ingredients, starting with Skipjack Tuna, Water and Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack 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 Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water?

Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water compare to other canned goods?

At 0/100 Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack 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 Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water organic?

Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Canned skipjack tuna in water with salt) with the other products in its family, Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack 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 Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna In Water contain heavy metals?

Trader Joe's Chunk Light Skipjack 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 arsenic at 820 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in Water, cadmium at 32 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in Water and mercury at 145 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in Water. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

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