23/26 ingredients recognized
Ready-to-eat tuna salad, albacore, albacore
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Flagged concerns
soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
titanium dioxide
Whitening agent; EU-banned as food additive since 2022 (E171) over genotoxicity concerns; nanoparticle accumulation.
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
modified food starch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
dextrose
Isolated glucose from corn or wheat starch; high glycemic; rapid insulin spike
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
sodium carboxymethylcellulose
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
sodium benzoate
Combines with vitamin C to form benzene (carcinogen); linked to ADHD in children.
Full ingredient list
White tuna, water, water chestnuts, celery, soybean oil, dill pickle relish (cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate [preservative], calcium chloride), contains 2% or less of the following: egg yolk, vinegar, sugar, onion powder, mustard flour, salt, xanthan gum, modified food starch (corn), dextrose, guar gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, phosphoric acid, titanium dioxide, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), natural and artificial flavors, calcium disodium edta.