Tesco Value Tuna Chunks In Brine
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Tuna Chunks in Brine (always thinking low fat!!)
Canned tuna really is such a versatile ingredient, and with a couple of cans in the cupboard you are always certain of a meal.
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Advantages: Not a lot Disadvantages: Not very good at all
== Tesco Value Tuna Chunks In Brine ==
This is another review on a handy store cupboard essential.
Tuna Chunks in Brine (always thinking low fat!!)
Canned tuna really is such a versatile ingredient, and with a couple of cans in the cupboard you are always certain of a meal.
Be it a sandwich, jacket potato, salad or something more exotic a tin of tuna always comes up trumps!!
This ... ...label on it sporting the Tesco Value logo, a picture of the tuna chunks and the normal ingredients & nutritional information.
What I would say is that I would prefer the can to come with a ring pull opener rather than having to use a can opener.
== APPEARANCE ==
There is plenty of brine in the can which resulted in the tuna looking moist.
The chunk sizes are a decent size and it looks quite appetising. ... more
Tesco Value Tuna Chunks In Brine
This is another review on a handy store cupboard essential. Tuna Chunks in Brine (always thinking low fat!!)
Canned tuna really is such a versatile ingredient, and with a couple of cans in the cupboard you are always certain of a meal. Be it a sandwich, jacket potato, salad or something more exotic a tin of tuna always comes up trumps!!
This review is for the Tesco Value range tuna in brine.
PACKAGING.
As is normal in the Value range there is no money wasted on fancy packaging. The tuna comes in an aluminium can (which is recyclable) with a paper label on it sporting the Tesco Value logo, a picture of the tuna chunks and the normal ingredients & nutritional information. What I would say is that I would prefer the can to come with a ring pull opener rather than having to use a can opener.
APPEARANCE
There is plenty of brine in the can which resulted in the tuna looking moist. The chunk sizes are a decent size and it looks quite appetising. It is worth remembering that when you drain the tuna you are only left with 129g from the 185g can, meaning that you are emptying 56g of brine down the sink. ( It is not recommended to feed this brine to cats because of the salt content in it)
TASTE
Oh dear, this is where it fails!! I'm afraid that I don't find this tuna very nice at all. It is fairly moist but is a strange sort of 'chewy' way and it does seem to retain a lot of the brine content in the flesh and I find that it breaks down very quickly into little more than a mush!!
PRICE
I don't know if you've noticed but these Value brands of tuna seem to have shot up lately. Not that long ago you were looking at around 29p a can they are currently (7/10/09) 58p from Tesco. A comparison of prices for the same size cans of tuna in brine from Tesco are Princes £1.25, Tesco regular 78p and Mermaid Bay 57p.
-- NUTRITIONAL VALUE ==
The only ingredients are tuna, water and salt.
Nutritional value per 100g
Energy 425kJ (100kcal) Protein 23.5g Carbohydrate trace sugars trace Fat 0.6g saturates 0.2g Fibre trace Sodium* 0.3g *Salt Equivalent 0.8g
IN CONCLUSION
This is one product that I would not buy from the Tesco Value range. If I want tuna for a salad I would always purchase Princes or Jphn West, but for sandwiches and in recipes I'd recommend the regular Tesco brand and NOT the Value.I have not tries the Mermaid Bay variety as I feel that may be even worse!! Tuna is such a good food nutritionally, but don't spoil your meals for a few pence.
RECIPE
Now this being an Oldchem food review, I can't possibly go without leaving a low fat healthy eating Oldchem recipe !!!
WARMING TUNA AND TOMATO SOUP
See picture1 red pepper, de-seeded and chopped 1 large onion, chopped finely 1 carrot, chopped finely 1 stick celery, sliced 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 medium courgette, sliced thinly 1 can chopped tomatoes tomatoes 2 tablespoon tomato puree 1 fish stock cube in 1.5 pints hot water 2 teaspoon dried mixed herbs A little freshly chopped basil and parsley 425 g Tuna in Brine, drained small can drained butter beans salt and pepper Fry Light Heat the Fry light in a large saucepan and fry the onion, carrot, celery and garlic for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the peppers, courgette, tomatoes, tomato purée,stock and mixed herbs and basil. Cover and leave to cook gently for 15 minutes Add the tuna, complete with its brine, and beans. Season to taste. Leave to cook gently for another 10 minutes, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve in warm bowls. ***************************************
Advantages: cheap Disadvantages: I prefer spring water to brine
This is the first Tesco Value product I wouldn't buy again. Not because the quality is not good but because I just prefer spring water to brine. If you don't mind the brine I can recommend the tuna chunks - the quality is good and they are a great base for many nice dishes - have a look at the end of my review for my favourite tuna dish. --------------- Packing The tuna chunks come in a medium sized flat tin without lid opener - for me a big minus ... ...The label is the well-known Tesco Value blue and white design with all relevant information on the back of the tin. The thing that first caught my eye is the 'dolphin friendly' logo on the front - a movement to protect the dolphins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_safe_label). Thumps up for Tesco as they only use tuna that was caught without harming or killing dolphin; LIDL for example still doesn't use this label. --------------- Ingredients ...
sun-is-shining 01.06.2009 (02.06.2009)
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...look at tinned fish again. Tesco have a range of products denoted by a VALUE label. I'm cooking turkey stir-fry with pasta and suddenly realised that tuna might be a sufficient substitute. My local Tesco are offering tinned value tuna chunks at 34p per 185g tin. I decided to give it a try.
*** THE PRODUCT ***
The white tin cover has most of the information in blue easily legible ink. The 185g net weight reduces to 129g when drained (mine in brine). ... ...fat will do)or milk according to taste (you can add thickening agent).
The product comes with a standard Tesco quality assurance to replace or refund a product, which falls below standards.
*** CONTACT DETAILS ***
Tesco Stores Ltd, Cheshunt EN8 9SL, U.K.
Online details visit at www.tesco.com ...
JeffreyB 15.04.2005 (20.07.2005)
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...quest is my opinion on Tesco Value Tuna.
Price 33p a tin of 129g. All the tins of tuna normally come in at around this size.
Packaging.
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Round can 185g with the tuna chunks in brine and the drained weight tells you on the reverse of the packet that it is 129g drained. It is the normal size of all tuna cans and has the distinctive 7 blue lines on it with Tesco value on the front. The label of the can is the usual white Tesco value ... ...It is underwritten with the Tesco commitment, if you do not like it, take it back.
Storage instructions and customer advice details on the back of it.
The Product
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I was a bit peckish when I arrived home for dinner and found a tin of tuna in the back. After debating for 10 mins or so do I really want a sandwhich or not, time was running out and I decided to open it.
The tuna is in brine and just covers all the tuna and it is ...
BUBBLES171 04.12.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Tesco Value Tuna
Advantages: Flavour, Smells not overpowering, Price of course Disadvantages: Not pull top tin opening
...fave tuna happens to be tesco blue n white stripey value pack! The tuna comes in the usual kinda of small tuna tin, kinda like a quarter in height of a tin of beans or something similar. The annoying thing though is that these tins don't come with a ring pull lid so you actually have to hunt out the old tin opener, though saying that it also means you wont end up covered in tuna juise so to speak if its tough to get off! The tin itself has the usual ... ...most exciting i'll admit but then its whats inside that counts in the end!! I like that fact that this tuna comes in brine, so when your done squeezing the "juice" out you don't end up covered in an oily residue. The smell isn't too strong which is great and the meat itself is the perfect pinky colour that my mind tells me tuna in a tin should be. This particular tuna is just the right amount of "fishy" its not overly strong and pongy and yet it ...
purplifried 21.06.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Tesco Value Tuna
Advantages: Cheap, healthy, tastes like every other tuna. Disadvantages: Ewww-it's tesco value.
...because of this i'm glad tesco offers a nice cheap option in the form of their value range.
Upon first sight of this, I was reluctant to give it a try, fearing i might end up the worse for wear at the end, but as it turns out, it tastes easily as good as the more expensive princes and john west varieties.
The only option for this tuna is chunk in brine, which isn't my first choice, but usually what i go for because of price when i'm buying any ... ...Each 100g contains 101kcals, 23.8g of protein. I love to have it with chopped cucumber and wholemeal bread. A nice healthy snack if ever there was one.
So remember, next time you're hungry , grab a loaf and a tin of tesco value tuna. You won't be disappointed. ...
DarkDraiman 10.11.2005
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