Does canned tuna have mercury?

There are two main kinds of canned tuna: chunk light and solid or chunk white (albacore). All canned white tuna is albacore. Its mercury levels are almost three times higher than the smaller skipjack, used in most canned light tuna. ... Canned white, or albacore (0.32 parts per million of mercury). read more

There are two main kinds of canned tuna: chunk light and solid or chunk white (albacore). All canned white tuna is albacore. Its mercury levels are almost three times higher than the smaller skipjack tuna, used in most canned light tuna products. read more

Fortunately for us canned tuna fish has less mercury than tuna steaks and chunk light canned tuna has less mercury than chunk white canned tuna. This works out for the financially conscious because at $0.50 a can, chunk light is the cheapest form of tuna around. read more

And if you do experience symptoms of mercury poisoning, you can usually reverse them by eating less fish or eating only low-mercury fish, says Dr. Gochfeld. 1. Pick your tuna. *An average 5-ounce serving (1 can) of light tuna contains 18.11 micrograms of mercury. *An average 5-ounce serving (1 can) of albacore tuna contains 49.53 micrograms of mercury. read more