Tuna

IncredibleHulk

A stickieadvises tuna steaks. Does that mean steaks are better than chunks and are all fish OK?

cowzerp

tuna is tuna-all the same, and yes all fish are good..

g'em

IncredibleHulk wrote:

A stickieadvises tuna steaks. Does that mean staeaks are better than chunks and are all fish OK?

the difference between tinned steaks and chunks is minimal, eat whichever you prefer. Fresh tuna steaks are also wonderful.

Salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, fresh tuna, jack and kipper are all examples of oily fish and therefore full of healthy omega-3 fats. Non-oily fish includes (but isn't limited to) tinned tuna, haddock, cod, plaice, sole, whiting, halibut, flounder, hake and ling which are all full of lean protein so are still great to eat.

Reyman

g'em wrote:

the difference between tinned steaks and chunks is minimal, eat whichever you prefer. Fresh tuna steaks are also wonderful.

Salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, fresh tuna, jack and kipper are all examples of oily fish and therefore full of healthy omega-3 fats. Non-oily fish includes (but isn't limited to) tinned tuna, haddock, cod, plaice, sole, whiting, halibut, flounder, hake and ling which are all full of lean protein so are still great to eat.

I'm sure there's a simple answer - but how come tinned tuna has no Omega-3 fats?

EdgarAllenPoo

Reyman wrote:

I'm sure there's a simple answer - but how come tinned tuna has no Omega-3 fats?

I never noticed that. Mind you I don't eat tuna for the Omega-3 just the protein. Though I prefer pink salmon but that's more expensive.

g'em

Reyman wrote:

I'm sure there's a simple answer - but how come tinned tuna has no Omega-3 fats?

The processing involved in canning removes it. A simple answer indeed!

HardyEustace

Aldi do nice frozen tuna steaks. They take minimal effort, grill with a bit of lemon juice and some salt and pepper. Yummy

Reyman

g'em wrote:

The processing involved in canning removes it. A simple answer indeed!

Mmm thanks Gem! Don't let food manufacturers near your food.

It's as I recall you saying here before "The more ingredients in a food the more it harms you"

rubadub

HardyEustace wrote:

Aldi do nice frozen tuna steaks. They take minimal effort, grill with a bit of lemon juice and some salt and pepper. Yummy

I saw some in Dunnes, frozen tuna & salmon steaks. I have never seen them before. I always though it odd that you usually only see white fish frozen, never tinned, and vice versa with non-white fish. Asian shops are the only place I have seen full frozen fish.

When stuff is canned it is usually heat treated to sterilize it, this can destroy some nutrients.

Dont know why they would take/strip out oils for canning.

I get my omega oils from laughing cow cheese, they have a low fat omega cheese now.

g'em

Reyman wrote:

Mmm thanks Gem! Don't let food manufacturers near your food.

It's as I recall you saying here before "The more ingredients in a food the more it harms you"

well there's nothing wrong with tinned tuna, it's still a fantastic source of protein, you just have to make sure you supplement with fish oils or flax/ walnuts to get your omega-3

It's more a case of "the more ingredients are in a food the more likely it is that there'll be crap you don't want in it" like additives, preservatives, flavourings etc. The simpler the food, the less it'll have been processed. Processing leads to loss of good stuff like essential nutrients and introduces bad stuff like trans-fats.

t-ha

Tuna hasn't got much fat in it anyway so I don't think it matters. The levels of mercury in canned fish are tightly controlled (younger fish etc.), where I'm not sure the same controls exist for tuna steaks. That said, that info was probably from N. American sources so it may be different over here.

Eds

Hello,
I live in Dublin city centre and wondering if there is anywhere to buy good fresh tuna. I saw tuna on sale in Cow Lane market today but it was pretty pricey for the quantity.

Thanks

Beanmachine

Marks and spencers do gorgeous tuna steaks bit pricey for daily use but once a week r so they are top quality!!

Boston

Interesting thread. The tuna in deli's i take it is crap though?

agentgreen

Boston wrote:

Interesting thread. The tuna in deli's i take it is crap though?

Its covered in mayo.

g'em

Boston wrote:

Interesting thread. The tuna in deli's i take it is crap though?

if you mean the stuff they put in the sandwiches/ rolls it's not the tune that's the problem, it's the cheap-as-chips low grade, full-of-nasty-fats mayonnaise they put in with it!

Boston

Grand. Told a mate to avoid it as it always seemed nasty.