Tuna Wars..

[Martin9]

Hi everybody peeps 🙂🙂
We are encouraged to eat oily fish, some I don't like much, some are ok, but I do like Tuna. I wonder does anyone here know which type of Tuna is best, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack or any other kinds I might not have heard of yet.
Does it matter, what kind..?🙄

 

[HOBIE]

I like it all 😉. Had massive tuna steaks in the Seychelles🙂. Inch thick 😉 Enjoy Martin9

 

[Martin9]

I like it all 😉. Had massive tuna steaks in the Seychelles🙂. Inch thick 😉 Enjoy Martin9

Wondered if there was any type better for diabetic diet tho' 😎

 

[Robin]

Wondered if there was any type better for diabetic diet tho' 😎

You need to eat fresh tuna, not canned, basically, if you want the benefit of the Omega 3 oils. These are either removed beforehand, or destroyed in the canning process.

 

[Martin9]

You need to eat fresh tuna, not canned, basically, if you want the benefit of the Omega 3 oils. These are either removed beforehand, or destroyed in the canning process.

I've just checked this, absolutely correct, I'm shocked tho' as I read tinned wasn't as good as fresh but still ok, but canning kills nearly all omega 3

 

[Mark Parrott]

Tinned salmon seems to keep it's omega 3, so I don't know what they do to tinned tuna to get rid of it. Fresh tuna is so much better anyway. I'm not up on my different tuna types though. I also like mackerel, sardines & pilchards.

 

[Martin9]

I eat both fresh & tinned salmon, but bit shocked at tinned tuna ,which I love to eat..

 

[weecee]

Good question Martin. Could be interesting and useful to know. You could email the Fisheries Dept and check with them for some definitive info.

 

[Ralph-YK]

Tinned tuna is the odd one out, with it loosing the omega 3. There's nothing *wrong* with tinned tuna. It just doesn't have omega 3. I think someone once said it was because it was cooked twice. Tinned salmon (which is more expensive) still have omega 3 I believe.

As for type of tuna, I don't know.