Comments on: Holy Mackerel, StarKist Downsizes Tuna

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:44:03 +0000

I remember back early 80′s a can was ~ 50g protein (not sure of size, probably 7 oz). 1990′s, I remember cans being about 37 g protein. I just ate one can, 2 servings @ only 11g protein/serving???

I know it’s a smaller can but it seems a large loss in protein per serving. Is it inferior tuna parts or just more water?

By: Welshdog

Welshdog — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:21:17 +0000

buy your tuna at Costco. They still sell it in 7 ounce cans. Big chunky albacore.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:39:11 +0000

My wife has complained about this for some time now. There is definately less tuna, the tuna is MUSH, and it doesn’t taste right. We used to love tuna sandwiches, but my wife is such a picky eater- she refuses to eat (or even prepare) the black, red and silver parts of the fish so by the time she finishes picking out the “nasty parts”, there’s only enough tuna for one sandwich! She has been telling me that she’s going to write to the company; glad I found this site.

I agree jtl, even the “solid albacore” is mush. We have yet to find a nice solid tuna even when paying a ridiculous price.

By: jtl

jtl — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:46:09 +0000

LIARS. as everyone says, its just an underhanded way to increase unit price. they sneak it in there, in a can that almost looks the same (just a bit thinner), in hopes that no one will notice. the next thing that will happen is that, when everything has quieted down and they think the size switch is a success, they will increase the price, so they get a two stage increase. over time, no one will remember that cans used to be 6 oz, just like i dont remember them being 7oz, and they will have pulled it off. good job guys.

the consistency of the product is another issue. all the ‘old timers’ i talk to say that tuna used to be solid and brighter in color, you know, looking more like actual fish that someone would catch, as opposed to the gross pulp they push on us now. when you process tuna, some of what you have is solid, and the leftover that lies in the bottom of the equipment is the gross process waste. clearly, the solid stuff is more expensive than the liquidy by-product, and over the years, in their greedy quest for more profit, more of the waste has made it into the cans, until you have what we have now: the ‘regular’ tuna is now pure process waste, and if you want the slid stuff you have to buy the super expensive ‘solid albacore’. has anyone noticed, though, that even the solid albacore is now getting mushier and mushier? what this means is that soon we will have 3 grades, the regular, the white, and the ‘new solid’, at 3 times the price of course.

these guys are true scoundrels. liars. cheats. [message edited]

By: FiOSRon

FiOSRon — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:54:54 +0000

Thank you for the clarificaion,
But I think we can all agree that they have really lessened the amount of actual good product we receive, and it’s truly a call for “buyer beware”!
Thanks!