Skipjack tuna canned is another tuna fish product which is
very popular right now. There is a lot of demand on tuna fish product which
makes a lot of factory create their own product to be sold on the supermarket.
However since there are a lot of product, sometimes it make us confused which
product to get. Especially since we want to make sure that we choose suitable
tuna canned product for the dish that we will make later. This is why, it is
important for us to know more those canned tuna product so we can choose
suitable tuna canned product for the dish that we make later.
More Information About Skipjack Tuna CannedActually even though it looked like there
are too many tuna canned products in the supermarket, actually there are only
two types of tuna canned product sold. The first tuna canned product is this skipjack
tuna canned which also called as light
tuna canned. Usually this product is also made using different kind of tuna
species such as yellowfin tuna since skipjack tuna is not always available in
some season. The second tuna canned product is the albacore tuna canned which
also called as white tuna canned. For this product, only albacore tuna species
that is used to make it since other tuna species is not suitable for it.
Of course there are some difference that
can be found among those canned tuna product as the tuna species which used to
make the product also different from each other. For the first canned tuna
product which made using skipjack tuna, the tuna meat inside the can will have
tan to red dark color as the color of skipjack tuna meat is also dark. Meanwhile
for the second canned tuna product which made using albacore tuna, the tuna
meat inside the can will have white to pinkish white color as the color of albacore
tuna meat is also white. The albacore tuna meat that has white color is
considered to be the most suitable meat color to be made into canned tuna
compared to the skipjack tuna canned color.
Next difference comes from the liquid which
available inside the can to soak the tuna meat. For the first canned tuna
product which made using skipjack tuna, the tuna meat inside the can will be
soak using water. But for the second canned tuna product which made using albacore
tuna, the tuna meat inside the can will be soak using oil. This is why the
white canned tuna have more calories and fat content compared to the light
canned tuna, thus skipjack tuna canned is
considered to be healthier.
The taste of the tuna meat inside the can
is also different since it comes from different species of tuna. For the first
canned tuna product which made using skipjack tuna, the tuna meat inside the
can will have stronger taste and soft texture. Actually this skipjack tuna is
considered to have similar taste and texture with chicken thighs. For the second
canned tuna product which made using albacore tuna, the tuna meat inside the
can will have milder taste and firm texture. And this albacore tuna is
considered to have similar taste and texture with chicken breast which is why
more people love this tuna canned more compared to the previous canned tuna
product. Thus the availability of albacore tuna canned is higher than skipjack tuna canned.
For the nutrition side, actually most tuna
meat have similar nutrition even though they comes from different kind of
tuna species. Omega 3 is popular nutrition that people search from tuna canned
product since tuna is considered as a good source for this nutrition. Moreover
since this unsaturated fat also helpful for brain, development and growth, this
makes more people like to consume canned tuna product more. Especially since
omega 3 is known to help with inflammation inside our body and lowering the
risk of several high treat disease such as arthritis, heart disease, and
cancer. It can even lowering the level of blood pressure as well as cholesterol
level inside our body thus it is great to consume. Nevertheless we must limit
our consumption to one portion for two weeks since skipjack
tuna canned which uses seawater fish as the ingredient also contain
mercury.
