Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Canned Tunas

10 of the top 10 canned tunas products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The canned tunas with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 544 canned tunas with complete data.

  1. 1 Tuna Chunks in Spring Water

    Tuna Chunks in Spring Water

    The Fishermonger · 580 g
    a NOVA 1 108 kcal 0.5 g sugar 24.9 g protein 1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 Wild Caught Light Tuna

    Wild Caught Light Tuna

    Starkist
    a NOVA 1 95 kcal 0 g sugar 23 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: No additives

  3. 3 Tuna steak in spring water

    Tuna steak in spring water

    Sainsbury's · 120g
    a NOVA 1 116 kcal 0.3 g sugar 27 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: No additives

  4. 4 Skipjack Wild Tuna

    Skipjack Wild Tuna

    Wild Planet
    a NOVA 1 99 kcal 22.5 g protein 1.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Tuna steak

    Tuna steak

    Sainsbury's · 3 x 120 g
    a NOVA 1 116 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Drained Tuna Steak

    Drained Tuna Steak

    Princes
    a NOVA 1 122 kcal 0 g sugar 28.2 g protein 1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  7. 7 Thon entier

    Thon entier

    U
    a NOVA 1 98 kcal 0.5 g sugar 23 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Tuna Steaks In Spring Water

    Tuna Steaks In Spring Water

    Kingfisher
    a NOVA 1 105 kcal 0 g sugar 25.7 g protein 0.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Albacore Solid White Tuna In Water

    Albacore Solid White Tuna In Water

    BUMBLE BEE Prime
    a NOVA 1 124 kcal 0 g sugar 27.4 g protein 1.3 g fat

    Also: No additives

  10. 10 Wild elite pure tuna

    Wild elite pure tuna

    Wild catch · 3oz
    a NOVA 1 118 kcal 0 g sugar 28.2 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published canned tunas on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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