Confused about Tuna

[BigBilly]

I just bought some of the Starkist Albacore White Tuna in water packets (and they taste really good! far better than canned)

Here is the question. I thought tuna was supposed to not have any carbs? On my package it says 1 carb per serving. Well there are 3 servings in this package to 3 carbs total.

Im just confused why does this tuna have carbs is this accurate?

[Georgiana]

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What are the ingredients?

[Desertthorn]

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I just went and got mine, I have a pack of the chunk light, and it said <1 carb and <1 fiber so they balance themselves out. Check your ingredients, mine said vegetable broth and then below it said CONTAINS FISH AND SOYBEANS, where the carbs probably come from and technically not legal, but oh well, it couldn't me much.

[BigBilly]

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Ingredients say: White Tuna, Water, Vegatable Broth (is this where it's from?), Salt, Pyrophosphate
Contains: Fish, Soybeans

[atkinsgal08]

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I'd be more worried about the mercury contamination of tuna, too.

NRDC: Mercury Contamination in Fish - Eating Tuna Safely

Sea Turtle Restoration Project : Got Mercury?

What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish

[atkinsgal08]

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>>Ingredients say: White Tuna, Water, Vegatable Broth (is this where it's from?), Salt, Pyroohosphate
Contains: Fish, Soybeans>>

The carbs are from the broth and the soybeans.

Why does tuna need soybeans?

[Georgiana]

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Vegatable Broth (is this where it's from?)

Yes.

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[BigBilly]

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Im not really to worried about mercury etc.

So im still good to eat this as long as i stay under my 20g carbs for the day right?

[Georgiana]

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So im still good to eat this as long as i stay under my 20g carbs for the day right?

I'd look for a different brand since that broth is made from stuff that's not permitted during Induction.

[atkinsgal08]

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>>Im not really to worried about mercury etc.>>

You know that mercury is a neurotoxin, right?

[BigBilly]

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>>Im not really to worried about mercury etc.>>

You know that mercury is a neurotoxin, right?

Yea but I also beleive God made those things for us to eat and he knew what he was doing If I get retarted from eating tuna then that was his plan for my life

[atkinsgal08]

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God also gave us a brain to use ... not to fill with chemicals that will destroy us.

However, free will is our choice, too.

[imagood1]

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I buy canned Solid White Albacore tuna in water -- and have no problem eating it (the taste is good as long as it's Albacore and not the cheap stuff). Bumble Bee brand has soy added (why? stupid but they do) so the 2 cans I have of that anyone else in the house can eat....StarKist brand has white meat tuna, whater, salt, sodium acid pyrophasphate.....nothing that doesn't belong in a tuna can. I read every nutrition label before it goes into my cart and comes into my home! The Bumble Bee brand...my mother bought to "help me out".....so she can eat it - that will "help me out".....lol

[cleochatra]

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We only buy tuna that is soybean free and packed in water when we do in fact eat it. 0 carbs there.

Soybeans are like silicon breasts: They pad the natural goods, but they're not necessarily good for you.

[atkinsgal08]

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Nor is tuna necessarily "good" for you!