The Difference Between Albacore Tuna and Chunk Light Tuna 

I eat about 2-3 cans of chunk light a week for a quick protein fix. Little did I know it helped my anemia go away. Is a lifesaver when you eat in moderation.

It would have been nice to see each one dumped on a plate to better visualize the difference, nice info though.

Love this tuna I usually buy the solid white albacore in vegetable oil because I use some of the oil from the can in my salad and it just adds a really neat flavor!

the major point missed here is the albacore (generally the bigger sized fish) has more mercury in them in compare to the smaller tuna fish which have way less mercury in them

A useful tuna tutorial! I've often wondered what the differences were between the varieties of canned tuna, and this was real helpful to point me toward the right texture and flavor for what I'm making. Thanks!

Looks like chunk light is pretty polarizing... I’m on the side that prefers it 👍. I bought it at random because I didn’t know the difference and was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t like that dry white stuff. Now hearing from people that it has less mercury too, I think I’ll only get it from now on!

Loved the info, I hate watery tuna and didn't know the differences I kept buying the wrong tuna not knowing, thanks, great info

This is a really helpful video! I tend to buy the albacore that's on sale, rather than giving the variety much thought. This is great. Thanks!

This used to confuse the heck out of me until I made a point of paying attention so I could remember which kind I liked. I like the chunk lite for tuna salad, but use the solid white for most everything else. And eventually, I decided I liked the vegetable oil variety best for flavor. It took me a long time to realize the oil was more flavorful to me for some reason. I always assumed I'd prefer the water and was wrong when I actually began paying attention and making the effort to learn just what the heck the differences were. Before then, it was all just tuna and I didn't understand these differences. I see some interesting recipes on this channel, thanks in advance. I've really been grubbing on Bumblebee tuna and salmon recently for the health and affordability aspects. These vids make me feel even better about it. I figure BumbleBee must be special, cuz I got cornered into trying the big competitors once and that was enough to make me decide on Bumblebee only. Sorry for rambling. I just like these vids and that the company shares these and that they really have an appreciation for what they do. Its sets a standard, and Im grateful. ♥

White Albacore Tuna is the Best Quality Tuna Fish you can buy.

Thanks.. I just buy the Chunk Albacore, I can always break it up in the strainer when making tuna salad. Since I put other ingredients into my tuna salad as most people do, I tend to like my tuna dry. I find the hole Albacore once drained is very dry, but moistens right up with the mayonnaise. Since I add relish, the dryer the better. I mix up my salad right in the strainer, that way excess water is removed and also excess mayonnaise or juice from the relish can drip away, plus I don't dirty a bowl if going directly on bread when making a sandwich. I found the tuna was hard to drain and was wet.

You forgot to mention most important fact that Albacore has 400% more mercury

I found yellowfin tuna. I think it's healthier because it's a younger fish, less mercury. Ah, just noticed this is by Bumble Bee Seafoods, so would you be interested in the healthier yellowfin or skipjack tuna species? Albacore tend to be highest in mercury.

No mention of mercury???

canned tuna was canned tuna before albacore became popular in the early 00's. It is all is dry as hell and even the more expensive solid albacore turns to flakes as soon as you take a fork to it. Don't be fooled by the more expensive solid albacore...and chunk light has less Mercury

I eat 2 cans of albacore tuna a day. Bumble Bee select is my favorite.

Albacore is always my favorite. Tastes far better than skipjack in every recipe.

Is this Tuna University?

Why do you sound like you're asking me? What albacore? Is? It's a white fish? I think? It's tuna? It's softer?

Thank you so much for the clarification..

This was informative. Would like a video comparing the different types of canned tuna with oil. I’ve recently become a big fan of tuna in vegetable oil- is that good? Verses water?

Good information, I had wondered what the difference was between the different canned tuna.

That vocal fry is next level

Another important thing tp note, especially with the cheaper tunas like this is that a lot of them keep costs down by adding lots of soy as filler. That is one o the reasons they are so watery and much harder to drain. Soy retains water much better than tuna does. If you look you can find soy free tuna. It costs a little bit more. Just read the ingredients on the back of the can. And it usually comes in a gold can and has words like "premium" on it. It is a vastly superior product.

Which is best for just a plain ole tuna sandwich?

thank you so much. please make more videos

Not to mention tuna also is loaded with high levels of mercury. This is why we are advised to limit tuna intake.

I'd say light tuna is like dark meat chicken - legs, thighs, wings - and white tuna is more like chicken breast. Chunk light tuna is just more flavorful to me, and I use it whenever possible.

I once read that albacore tuna has the highest omega 3 (in comparison to tongol )..is it true?

Honestly i never knew the difference and i opened a can of tuna last night and wondered wtf was wrong with it. Its chunk light 😆

Who ever in life makes fish tacos with fuckin canned tuna dawg

Or, OR...you can buy solid tuna and break it up into smaller pieces, thereby avoiding the friggin' mess you always get while trying to drain the chunk light tuna (or what I like to call 'slivers of tuna that you simply cannot drain enough of the water out').

I just bought your tuna on an amazing sale at Publix ❤

They put anything in the net in chunk light

Thanks. Awesome video willow

i was once a connoisseur of tuna sandwiches and i had to have the "white" tuna. solid or chunk, didn't matter, but had to be "white". mix it with some mayo, some fresh bread, and you have heaven. now the "light" kind seemed of lower quality to me and i didn't like it. now i have mercury concerns. my understanding is my desired "white" kind has significantly higher levels of mercury than the less appealing "light" kind.

THANK YOU!! Very helpful 🙂

I've never tried bumble bee, i don't know why, I've always got starkist, maybe i should try bumble bee

Can I mix chunk light tuna with albacore tuna together?

What about the mercury level?

If I get canned tuna in sunflower oil and I drain the oil am I getting rid of most of the fats or all or none or what’s happening here

What about the Premium Fillet solid White Albacore?

I wonder if she pees in that Lionel Richie mug when no one’s looking and it smells like tuna

“Hello...is it me you're looking for?” - Lionel Richie

Since this clearly is not mentioned in the video since its posted by Bumble Bee I'll lay it out for you. Solid white albacore is the best quality you will get. Higher standards are met for the solid white pieces that are canned. The leftover scraps from that that didn't meet the grade are then called chunk white. Still good, but not the highest quality. Chunk light is garbage. They take millions of garbage fish and combine them all to make a blend of fish. Its typically fattier which is why the flavor is stronger aka more fishy. TLDR; if you want quality go for the solid white. If you want quality, but don't want to waste time chopping it up yourself for a tuna sandwich or salad then go with chunk white. Get chunk light if you're poor or just like bad things.

I have dark red fresh tuna caught from sea... whats the name of that tuna ???

They taste good but all these tuna cans contain soy,,,not good for you. Just buy fresh wild caught tuna and shred it like the can. It's a lot healthier.

albacore soild white tuna how to prepare it.

Flavor, white just plain tastes better.

Was looking for species names. Didn't get it.

forgot to mention the most important thing is chunk light tuna has less mercury.

Quarantine got me actin up

I’d like to try your fish taco!

Is that a Lionel Richie coffee mug?

Thank you. Very helpful indeed. Solid. Chuck. Light.

I like them all.

My albacore was not white it was like orangy color does that make sense?

An albacore fish is NOT the bigger of all the species of tuna. It IS, however, slightly bigger than the common skipjack tuna found in your can of Chunk Light Tuna. The bigger species are: Bluefin (not used in canning), Bigeye (not used in canning), and Yellowfin (which can also be found in some cans of chunk light tuna). So, actually, albacore is on average about a 20 lbs. fish. A skipjack tuna is slightly below that (on average). A yellowfin can be much bigger and well above 100 lbs.

hmmmm.....always skipjack yellow fin or big eye tuna is in chunk form....never in a whole form....is this because the first cuts go elsewhere ??

Thanks 😊

Really useful video, delightful presenter, thank you!

You overlooked one very major point. Not all cans of tuna (especially Starkist) contains tuna. If you read the content label you will see that most will say...contains tuna. But then you will also find some especially Starkist thst will sometimes say...contains soy. Which means you just got ripped off. I always read the label before I buy. But more impotaontly I only buy bumble bee which ive never had a problem with. If you open a can and it looks soupy like to much water...read the label its probably soy.

Do you live in the Valleeeey ?

Chunk Light Tuna also known as Purina Cat food.

And Albacore has 4 times the mercury.

There's nothing "chunk" or "light" about chunk light tuna. IT'S MUSH is what it is. The only redeaming value is that chunk light tuna has a lot less mercury

Albacore tuna 😋 From now on this is all I'm getting

I disagree with your uses for the different kinds. I only use the chunk light (stronger flavor, more moisture) in tuna salad sandwiches. The whites are too dry and don't have enough flavor. I would use the whites for casseroles because the flavor is so mild and when I want a casserole I don't want to be tasting heavy fish flavor. As for sauces, yuck. I buy my fish sauce from the Asian section. And for fish tacos if you're using anything less than fresh whole fish you've lost me. I am suffering through a Albacore salad sandwich right now, which is why I looked this video up, and it is no bueno. How does something manage to have no flavor while simultaneously being the fishiest thing you've tasted without throwing it out because it went bad?? You also left out the most important nutritional point: chunk light is the only type considered 'safe' in terms of mercury content for regular consumption. Kind of really frigging important. It's because the fish used to make it are smaller so they have less time eating up all the mercury from smaller fish - the higher up the food chain you go the higher the content because it bioaccumulates. A giant fish like white albacore is going to have plenty more of it because they are both larger and longer lived.

her vocal fry is distracting

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But what about mercury levels? I think chunk light tuna is the best option

a chunk light in spring water not in olive oil. And a diet coke.

i fucking love albacore tuna but dont eat too much i almost fuckin died

CHUNK WHITE is FLAVORLESS....Its hard to believe its the same as Solid Albacore. I had to add salt to canned tuna for the 1st time in my life and it still doesnt have that Tuna flavor 😞😞😞

Great Info ..I will avcoid the chunk lite from here out .

Can you get a bluefin tuna? Or do you have to ask googan to get bluefin tuna. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

And that small room now smells like post volleyball practice lockers.

Very stunning person

Why would anyone get tuna in oil? I honestly don’t understand.

Most canned items are packaged in bpa lined cans, so it doesn't matter which is better quality, you are still getting screwed!😣

CHunk light tastes like shredded cardboard with fish oil for taste. I suspect this tuna is the reason so many give tuna fish sandwiches such a bad rap!

muy buena explicación gracias

the PRICE is the difference.

I already stop eating a lot of tuna and I can trust to eat any kind of food that is made of tuna 🐟

What country of origin?

I heard Bumble Bee tuna had been getting bad reviews and 1 star reviews.

Chunk Light is Skipjack tuna.

Tuna compared to albacore is night and day! ALBACORE…👑

I used Bumble Bee brand for many years and tried Chicken of the Sea and finally Starkist. I have now been eating Starkist for many years. I found their tuna to be more consistent as color and firmness...also, all tuna, has a certain amount of bone splinters and an occasional scale. I found the other brand to have less of both. Most people wouldn't notice those by -products unless they eat from the can as i do. The cans state" White" and that's what I expect to see. Instead, see pink and, off -white. I believe that tuna should be labeled clearly as so the consumer knows that when they open the can that states, "White" it could be a different color.

whats skipjack tuna?

she’s so amazing!!! thank you so much!!!! this is so great! all my life i didn’t how what the “steak” tuna was called. i like to mix the two in casseroles such as hamburger helper

What's that saying about a photo saying 1,000 words? Seriously lady.

This was really helpful. Thanks 😊

Thanks for clearly telling us the difference.

Bumblebee is way better than starkist or whatever. But ive actually found discount store brand solid white albacore to be better than the name brands. I would never eat that chunk light eww

my cats prefer chunk light

Tuna eating contest go!

Albacore is expensive but worth the money

Bumble bee tuna!

This girls vocal fry makes me so fucking mad