Canned fish: name that tuna.Sticky blood. It's not something you want. The stickier your blood, the greater the odds that a fatal clot will form if a fatty plaque happens to rupture rupture, in medicine: see hernia. inside one of your arteries (see "A Fish Tale," May 1994, p.8). And how do you make your blood less sticky? According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. some researchers, by eating the omega-3 fats that are found almost exclusively in fish. For many of us, of course, "fish" means something we catch with a can opener--in other words, tuna. Here's what's below the lid of your tuna and other canned seafood. A PRINCE OF A SARDINE sardine: see herring. sardine Any of certain species of small (6–12 in., or 15–30 cm, long) food fishes of the herring family (Clupeidae), especially in the genera Sardina, Sardinops, and Sardinella. If you're looking to max out on omega-3s, head for the fattier fish. Herring, kippers (they're little smoked herrings), and sardines have the most. They average anywhere from about a half-gram to two grams of omega-3s in a modest two-ounce serving. That's like taking from two to seven MaxEPA fish oil capsules--up to a day's supply. Don't bother getting your sardines in sild (fish) oil. The half-gram of omegas in every teaspoon tea·spoon n. Abbr. tsp., tsp A measure of about 1 fluid dram or 5 milliliters. teaspoon a household unit of volume or capacity approximately equal to 5 milliliters. comes wrapped in four grams of other fat. That's fat (and calories) you don't need. Fans of red or pink salmon pink salmon Food fish (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, family Salmonidae) of the North Pacific that constitutes half of the commercial fishery of Pacific salmon. It weighs about 4.5 lbs (2 kg) and is marked with large, irregular spots. Pink salmon often spawn on tidal flats. or mackerel mackerel, common name for members of the family Scombridae, 60 species of open-sea fishes, including the albacore, bonito, and tuna. They are characterized by deeply forked tails that narrow greatly where they join the body; small finlets behind both the dorsal and are in luck, too. A serving of any of them contains about a gram of omega-3s. But fattier fish is ... well ... fattier. It's one thing if the extra fat comes from the fish. When manufacturers fill the can with vegetable oil or cream sauce cream sauce n. A white sauce made by cooking together a mixture of flour and butter with milk or cream. Noun 1. cream sauce - white sauce made with cream , you've got to worry. Sardine and herring fans have to be especially careful. Two ounces of Ocean Prince Sardines in Spring Water, for instance, contain one gram of fat. Multiply that by five for the Ocean Prince Sardines in Vegetable Oil. To thoroughly confuse low-fat-seekers, some sardines are naturally far fattier than others. A serving of Reese Smoked Sardines in Water, for example, contains 11 grams of fat. Ocean Prince in Water has just one gram. Why the big difference? Fish from colder waters--like the brislings smoked by Reese--need the extra fat to keep from freezing. Way back in the premandatory-nutrition-labeling era (in other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , last month), you wouldn't have had a clue. Now all you have to do is read the label. (There still may be some old ones swimming around.) HOT TUNA Sardines and herring may be interesting, but tuna's where it's at "Where It's At" is the first single from Beck's 1996 album, Odelay. Many[Who?] have commented that the strength of both "Where It's At" and Odelay confirmed that Beck was not a novelty act or one-hit wonder. . Unfortunately, tuna isn't among the omega-3 champions. A serving of white tuna White tuna is a term that may apply to two different species eaten in Japanese cuisine :
In botany, a dry fruit that opens when ripe. It splits from top to bottom into separate segments known as valves, as in the iris, or forms pores at the top (e.g., poppy), or splits around the circumference, with the top falling off (e.g., pigweed and plantain). . That's not too bad. Light tuna has far less. Other than omega-3s, there's little difference nutritionally between white or light, solid or chunk. It's a matter of taste. The major choice is tuna in water vs. tuna in oil. And that's really no choice. Even if you drain the can, the oil adds three to five grams of fat and 40-or-so calories to each petite two-ounce serving. That's about a third of a standard-size can. And while you might be tempted "Tempted" was the second single released from Squeeze's fourth album, East Side Story. Though it failed to crack the Top 40 in the UK or the U.S., over the years "Tempted" has become one of Squeeze's most well known songs, especially in North America. to pay the extra 40 cents or so for a can of low-sodium tuna, don't waste your money. Make your own. Ten years ago, scientists at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham CountyGR6 and is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. , figured that about three-quarters of the sodium goes down the drain when you hold the separated contents of a can of chunk light tuna in a strainer under running water for a minute. That makes it about equal to the low-sodium brands. TALKING FILTHY "We have the best filth Filth See also Dirtiness. Augean stables held 3,000 oxen, uncleaned for 30 years; Hercules’ fifth labor: washes out dung by diverting a river. [Gk. and Rom. Myth. analysts in the world." That's George Hoskin, director of the Food and Drug Administration's Science and Applied Technology Division. Hoskin was taking umbrage at an article in Consumer Reports magazine in 1992 that charged that half the cans of tuna it tested contained "insect parts," "hairs," "fish scales," and "feather barbules barbules the hooked processes that fringe adjacent barbs of a bird's feather. ." "We haven't found a problem," says Hoskin. And, distasteful though filth may be, it doesn't seem to present any danger to the consumer, since "canning sterilizes everything," as Bumble bum·ble 1 v. bum·bled, bum·bling, bum·bles v.intr. 1. To speak in a faltering manner. 2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily. See Synonyms at blunder. v.tr. Bee spokesman Vahan Serpekian puts it. HEAVY METAL Mercury is highly toxic highly toxic Occupational medicine adjective Referring to a chemical that 1. Has a median lethal dose–LD50 of ≤ 50 mg/kg when administered orally to 200-300 g albino rats 2. , and even small amounts can damage the brain and nervous system, especially in infants and fetuses. Fortunately, recent surveys by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. have truned up low levels in tuna. Last year, the feds found an industry-wide average of 0.17 parts per million parts per million mg/kg or ml/l; see ppm. (ppm (Pages Per Minute) The measurement of printer speed. See gppm. PPM - Portable Pixmap ). That's about one-sixth of the maximum amount allowed (1.00 ppm). Even so, pregnant or nursing women should limit themselves to no more than a half pound of tuna a week. Most other healthy people probably don't have to worry. And while studies show that some fresh salmon is contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with highly toxic PCBs, all the salmon that's canned for sale in the U.S. comes from Alaskan waters, where PCBs aren't a problem. From Herring to Eternity Only products without added oil, milk, or cream qualified for a "Best Bite." We also set an upper limit of 300 milligrams of sodium and 100 mg of cholesteros in a two-ounce serving (that knocked out shrimp). What's more, for fish that come both with and without bones, we eliminated the boneless Bone´less a. 1. Without bones. Adj. 1. boneless - being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless" versions. That's because where there's bones there's calcium--anywhere from ten percent (salmon) to 18 percent (sardines) of the Daily Value. Within each category, products are ranked from least fat to most. (Fat numbers are rounded to the nearest gram.) Seafood Fat Sodium (2 ounces, drained*) (g) (mg) Gefilte Fish, Mackerel, Salmon, Tuna, White Fish (44 to 110 cals.) Tuna, light or white, in water, low sodium(1) 1 41 Tuna, light or white, in water(1) 1 238 Salmon, pink, skinless, boneless(1) 2 205 White fish(1) 2 254 Gefilte fish, low sodium(1) 3 32 Gefilte fish(1) 3 236 Salmon, pink(1) 4 235 Jack mackerel(1) 4 240 Tuna, white, in oil(1) 4 250 Salmon, red(1) 6 235 Tuna, light, in oil(1) 6 247 Sardines (62 to 174 cals.) Ocean Prince Sardines in Spring Water 1 93 Ocean Prince Sardines in Tomato 2 497 Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water 3 320 Reese Skinless & Boneless Sardines in Water 4 99 Crown Prince Sardines in Tomato Sauce 4 170 Geisha Sardines in Tomato Sauce 4 170 Underwood Sardines in Oil 5 205 Ocean Prince Sardines in Vegetable Oil 5 296 Beach Cliff Sardines in Tomato Sauce 6 208 Ocean Prince Sardines in Mustard 6 212 Beach Cliff Sardines in Water 6 336 Crown Prince Skinless & Boneless Sardines in Vegetable Oil 8 205 Crown Prince Norway Sardines in Tomato 9 125 Crown Prince Norway Sardines in Sild Oil 10 180 Crown Prince Norway Sardines in Sild Oil, No Salt Added 11 36 Reese Smoked Sardines in Water 11 51 Reese Smoked Sardines in Mustard Sauce 12 421 Crown Prince Brisling Sardines in Olive Oil 13 150 Reese Smoked Sardines in Garlic Sauce 15 190 Herring, Kippers (80 to 140 cals.) Elf Herring in Cocktail Sauce 2 1,040 Skansen Herring in Wine Sauce 3 650 Elf Herring in Wine Sauce 4 360 Skansen Herring in Sour Cream 5 500 Vita Herring in Sour Cream 6 516 Vita Herring Rollmops 6 988 Reese Smoked Kipper Snacks 7 228 Gunkel Herring Fillets in Tomato-Sauce 7 275 Gunkel Herring Fillets in Mustard-Sauce 7 440 King Oscar Kipper Snacks 8 222 Elf Sliced Lunch Herring 8 1,100 Gunkel Fried Herring Housewife-Style 8 1,375 Beach Cliff Kipper Snacks in Water 9 289 Elf Herring in Horseradish Sauce 10 990 Gunkel Kipper Fillets in Own Juice 11 1,100 Shellfish (24 to 126 cals.) Geisha Canadian Snow Crab Meat 0 280 Clams, chopped or minced(1) 0 288 Geisha Lump Crab Meat 0 308 Reese Tiny Shrimp 0 370 Geisha Large Shrimp 0 650 Sea Fare Crabmeat(2) 1 191 Baby clams, whole, in water(1) 1 291 Geisha Tiny or Broken Shrimp 1 300 Chicken of the Sea Lump Crabmeat 1 400 Chicken of the Sea Shrimp 1 400 Oysters, in water (1) 3 251 Oysters, in oil(1) 6 210 Mussels, smoked, in oil(1) 6 276 Baby clams, in oil(1) 8 248 Anchovies, Caviar (1/2 ounce--15 to 29 cals.) Romanoff Lumpfish Caviar(2) 1 380 Anchovies, in oil(1) 2 827 = Best Bite. * = All numbers are for drained fish, except for sardines and herring that are packed in sauce. (1)= Average of information from several manufacturers. (2)= Average of the entire line. * Information obtained from manufacturers. * The use of information from this article for commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission from CSPI CSPI Center for Science in the Public Interest CSPI Corporate Service Price Index CSPI Cumulative Schedule Performance Index . |
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