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Starkist Tuna Creations Deli Style Pouch
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Starkist Tuna Creations Deli Style Pouch

StarKist
3 oz
Available at Foodtown
80
Calories
13g
Protein
1g
Sugars
460mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
41
Ingredients

What You Should Know

StarKist Tuna Creations Deli Style Pouch is a single-serve, shelf-stable seafood option you’d spot in the canned seafood or tuna aisle alongside other foil pouches, cans, and ready-to-eat seafood salads. The pouch is compact and brightly branded, designed to sit on peg hooks or standard shelving near mayonnaise, salad toppers, and other quick-lunch items. It fits impulse buys for office lunches, packed school meals, and pantry-first-aid for quick dinners. The product positions itself as an approachable convenience food for busy shoppers — young professionals, parents packing lunches, and on-the-go commuters — leaning on familiarity of a legacy tuna brand and deli-style flavor cues. Labeling often emphasizes real tuna and a flavor name (“Deli Style”), which creates a subtle health or homemade halo, but it does not imply organic certification. Marketing skews practical rather than premium: convenience, portability, and familiar taste. In plain terms, this is a processed, ready-to-eat pouch that combines cooked light tuna with added stabilizers, thickeners, and flavorings to keep texture and shelf stability consistent. Sensory experience: moist, flaked tuna in a slightly tangy, mayo-like binder punctuated by crunchy water chestnut bits and a hint of vinegar and mustard — soft fish flakes against occasional crisp bites. The packaging ritual is quick: tear and squeeze onto crackers, into a sandwich, or straight from the pouch for a no-utensils snack. It’s an everyday, utilitarian item in American grocery culture: convenient, familiar, and engineered for portability and predictable texture rather than culinary refinement.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 1
Calories80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1.5g2%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Cholesterol30mg10%
Sodium460mg20%
Total Carbohydrate3g1%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars1g
Added Sugars1g2%
Protein13g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Light, Tuna,, Water,, Water, Chestnuts,, Vinegar,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of, the, Following:, Celery,, Cured, Cucumbers,, Egg, Yolk,, Onion, Powder,, Mustard, Flour,, Modified, Food, Starch, (Corn),, Salt,, Sugar,, Carrageenan,, Xanthan, Gum,, Cellulose, Gel,, Natural, Flavors,, Sodium, Carboxymethylcellulose,, Calcium, Chloride,, Color, Added..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Color Added - Artificial coloring
No Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial additives and texturizers (modified food starch, carrageenan, xanthan gum, cellulose gel, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, natural flavors) and is a ready-to-eat formulated pouch, consistent with ultraprocessed foods (NOVA 4).

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Common Questions about Starkist Tuna Creations Deli Style Pouch

The Deli Style Tuna is a solid option for a quick protein boost, with 13 grams of protein per serving and only 80 calories. It's low in sugar and fat, making it a decent choice if you're looking for a light meal or snack. However, it does contain some added sugars and artificial colors, so consider it as part of a balanced diet rather than a health food hero.

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