I thought white albacore tuna was the safer tuna, evidentally I was mistaken. i went to look it up and found that the mercury levels in white albacore were much higher than in chunk light tuna, here is a little info I copied and pasted but the whole article is at the sight below.
Adding greater urgency is the FDA's latest sampling showing that canned white albacore tuna had mercury levels three times higher than canned "chunk light" tuna, which is mostly the smaller skipjack tuna.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...NG9Q5AUA21.DTL
I wonder what the caloric difference is in the two?
Here I found the info..chunk light tuna starkist
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 can drained
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Amount per Serving
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Calories 80 Calories from Fat 10
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% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 350mg 15%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 18g 36%
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Iron 2%
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Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 11.2% Carbs 0.0%
Protein 90.0%
Starkist white albacore tuna
Nutrition Facts for 6-oz. can
Solid White Albacore in water
Serving Size: 2 oz. drained
Calories: 70
Total Fat: 1g
Sat. Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 25mg
Sodium: 250mg
Total Carb: 0g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 15g
Think im going to switch to chunk light tuna in water