Canned Tuna · barcode 00078742128344
Ranch Chunk Light Wild Caught Tuna, Ranch Chunk Light
Great Value · Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of canned tuna show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-04-27). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Titanium dioxide (E171)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a color additive, up to 1% of the food's weight. Source
- EU: Removed from approved list from 2022-08-07 Removed as a food additive in 2022; food made under the old rules could be sold until August 7, 2022. (Regulation (EU) 2022/63) Source
- Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source
Typical for canned tuna
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Cadmium: typically 21 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 590 mL (2½ cups) a day; an adult at about 2.8 L (11¾ cups).One serving (1 cup):40% of a toddler's daily limit9% of a adult's daily limit
- Mercury: typically 220 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 6.5 mL (under ¼ cup) a day; an adult at about 30 mL (¼ cup).One serving (1 cup):▲ 37× a toddler's daily limit▲ 7.9× a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 1,200 ppb (FDA, 3 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Lead, Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 3 of 3, average 25.3, highest 34 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 3 of 3, average 230, highest 250 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Tuna, canned in water, drained solids: found in 3 of 3, average 1,200, highest 1,400 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Tuna, canned in water, drained: found in 8 of 20, average 3.51, highest 29 ppb (2008-2012)
"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.
Not tested
No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
SKIPJACK TUNA, RANCH DRESSING (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, WHITE VINEGAR, MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, EGG, GARLIC, PARSLEY, XANTHAN GUM [THICKENER], TITANIUM DIOXIDE [ADDED FOR COLOR], ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BLACK PEPPER, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS], WATER CHESTNUTS, SALT, ONION POWDER, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (ADDED FOR COLOR), PARSLEY.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-04-27. Labels change; check the package.