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[kogase]

I want a lot of tuna. How much will it cost?

 

[swtethan]

how much is a lot?

 

[manlymatt83]

uhm... about as much as a lot of tuna costs, unless you go catch it yourself

 

[kogase]

500 cans.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Obligatory

 

[kogase]

I didn't get much help here, so I went to the grocery store to learn more. Rather than ask them how much 500 cans would cost, I decided to try the three major brands to see which one was most worthy of my poorly earned cash. First in line was a 6 oz. can of Bumble Bee "Solid White Albacore". This was about $1.35, not a bad deal I suppose. What I didn't understand is the price difference between "Solid White" and "Chunk Light", the latter being half the price of the former! This called for further investigation... so here I am. What is the difference?

 

[moshquerade]

why do you want 500 cans of tuna?

just use jello or pudding if you wanna have a bunch of girls wrestle in something.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
why do you want 500 cans of tuna?

just use jello or pudding if you wanna have a bunch of girls wrestle in something.

It's cheaper to buy in bulk. Tuna is very healthy, supplying about 80% of one's daily value of protein, along with containing other essential nutrients. It's also lower in cholesterol and saturated fat than land animal meats.

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: moshquerade
why do you want 500 cans of tuna?

just use jello or pudding if you wanna have a bunch of girls wrestle in something.

It's cheaper to buy in bulk. Tuna is very healthy, supplying about 80% of one's daily value of protein, along with containing other essential nutrients. It's also lower in cholesterol and saturated fat than land animal meats.

FDA recommends to limit albacore white tuna to one meal per week as it is higher in mercury.

 

[Evadman]

$408 for 21 cases

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: Atomicus

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: moshquerade
why do you want 500 cans of tuna?

just use jello or pudding if you wanna have a bunch of girls wrestle in something.

It's cheaper to buy in bulk. Tuna is very healthy, supplying about 80% of one's daily value of protein, along with containing other essential nutrients. It's also lower in cholesterol and saturated fat than land animal meats.

FDA recommends to limit albacore white tuna to one meal per week as it is higher in mercury.

Hmmm... according to the FDA, only pregnant women and young children need follow these guidlines: up to 12 oz. of light tuna a week, up to 6 oz. of albacore a week. I'll certainly take into account that light tuna (I'll assume this is what "Light Chunk" is) is lower in mercury. Also cheaper.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: Evadman
$408 for 21 cases

That's a good deal. I'll have to try Chicken of the Sea next time I go to the store.

 

[Biggerhammer]

Solid is a solid piece of tuna. Chunk is all the trimmings, jammed in together. You get the same amount of tuna either way but the texture is nicer with solid.

Do you live anywhere the sea? Sport fishermen catch tuna all the time, and you could probably buy fresh tuna that way for cheap, freeze it yourself.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
Solid is a solid piece of tuna. Chunk is all the trimmings, jammed in together. You get the same amount of tuna either way but the texture is nicer with solid.

Do you live anywhere the sea? Sport fishermen catch tuna all the time, and you could probably buy fresh tuna that way for cheap, freeze it yourself.

The reason I would buy canned is because I cannot stand seafood. Fish, shellfish, seaweed, I dislike all of them very much, but the canning process seems to remove the seafood flavor from the tuna. I don't like it fresh. I also read that fresh tuna has a higher mercury content. When you say trimmings... do you mean stuff that was discarded from the solid tuna development process?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
Solid is a solid piece of tuna. Chunk is all the trimmings, jammed in together. You get the same amount of tuna either way but the texture is nicer with solid.

Do you live anywhere the sea? Sport fishermen catch tuna all the time, and you could probably buy fresh tuna that way for cheap, freeze it yourself.

The reason I would buy canned is because I cannot stand seafood. Fish, shellfish, seaweed, I dislike all of them very much, but the canning process seems to remove the seafood flavor from the tuna. I don't like it fresh. I also read that fresh tuna has a higher mercury content. When you say trimmings... do you mean stuff that was discarded from the solid tuna development process?

salmon...you don't like grilled salmon?

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: kogase

Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
Solid is a solid piece of tuna. Chunk is all the trimmings, jammed in together. You get the same amount of tuna either way but the texture is nicer with solid.

Do you live anywhere the sea? Sport fishermen catch tuna all the time, and you could probably buy fresh tuna that way for cheap, freeze it yourself.

The reason I would buy canned is because I cannot stand seafood. Fish, shellfish, seaweed, I dislike all of them very much, but the canning process seems to remove the seafood flavor from the tuna. I don't like it fresh. I also read that fresh tuna has a higher mercury content. When you say trimmings... do you mean stuff that was discarded from the solid tuna development process?

salmon...you don't like grilled salmon?

I can barely swallow it without throwing up.

 

[Evadman]

I am in your boat too. I don't like any sea food except shrimp & tuna, and only tuna from a can; it tastes way different than fresh tuna. Your mercury comment makes no sense though. They should both have the same amount.

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: Evadman
I am in your boat too. I don't like any sea food except shrimp & tuna, and only tuna from a can; it tastes way different than fresh tuna. Your mercury comment makes no sense though. They should both have the same amount.

From the FDA:

"Because tuna steak generally contains higher levels of mercury than canned light tuna, when choosing your two meals of fish and shellfish, you may eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of tuna steak per week."

Of course, that might be because tuna "steaks" are usually made out of albacore (are they?) but I don't know, the FDA doesn't specifiy. They do say (as I said earlier) that albacore has a higher mercury content than "light tuna".

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: kogase

I can barely swallow it without throwing up.

There's a joke in there... somewhere!

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: Evadman
$408 for 21 cases

Starkist is half the price.

OP stocking up for armageddon?

 

[kogase]

Originally posted by: myusername

Originally posted by: Evadman
$408 for 21 cases

Starkist is half the price.

OP stocking up for armageddon?

Starkist looked like the cheapest out of the holy trinity (Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, Starkist), so it's last on my taste test list.

And no, I'm purchasing large amounts because canned food lasts a very long time and it's cheaper the more you buy.