Eating canned tuna is one of the healthiest ways to get the omega-3 essential fatty acids your body desperately needs to maintain healthy heart and brain function. But recently, the high mercury levels reported in tuna (and seafood generally) made eating tuna a long-term health risk.

Vitacost has found an ideal supplier of “minimal mercury” gourmet albacore canned tuna for you. And we’ve also arranged a special purchase deal for our customers. The supplier is an American company called Wild Planet Fisheries who only catches the healthiest and safe-to-eat tuna off the coast of Oregon.

In fact, it was the founders Wild Planet Fisheries who developed and certified the “minimal mercury” classification in 2003. The fresh young tuna they catch and process contains the lowest mercury levels and the highest levels of omega-3 EFAs in tuna on the market today.

A recent testing survey by the Mercury Policy Project1 of canned albacore on U.S. grocery store shelves, revealed that one can in twenty exceeds the FDA action level of 1.0 ppm mercury. Could the last can you purchased at the store be that 1 in 20? You just don’t know.

But you can be sure every can of Wild Planet's tuna is minimal mercury. We have the tests to prove it! Wild Planet’s tuna tests average at .15 ppm, less than 1/6th the allowable FDA standard and never any higher than .3 ppm, less than 1/3rd of the FDA standard! Now that’s minimal mercury and the lowest you’ll find in any can of tuna.
Wild Planet only offers young three-year-old albacore premium tuna caught exclusively on the surface of the clean, pristine waters of the Pacific off the coast of Oregon where mercury levels in fish are recorded as the lowest in the country. By surface fishing, Wild Planet Fisheries is sure to catch only the youngest tuna, as older tuna run deep once they begin to spawn at age 5, never to resurface. This fishing technique also assures that the dolphins and other marine mammals are safe as no deep-sea nets are used to catch these young tuna. Once onboard, the young tuna are individually handled and washed and then placed in a specially-designed insulated fish holds with a steady temperature of 30 degrees F to preserve freshness.

At only three years old, these tuna haven’t had time to build up mercury poisoning levels like the older, larger tuna you find in cans today. In fact, Wild Planet is the youngest albacore sold in the U.S. You’ll quickly notice the difference in the quality and taste of Wild Planet’s tuna, as other canned supermarket brands contain up to 15-year-old aged tuna.

You won’t find Wild Planet on supermarket shelves, but now you can order Wild Planet’s canned tuna from Vitacost thanks to special arrangements we’ve made to bring this tuna directly to you. What peace of mind you and your family will gain knowing you’re eating premium, high-quality, best-tasting tuna that’s safe from dangerous levels of mercury . . . and rich in health benefits, too.
Wild Planet delicately hand packs raw, center-cut loins of tuna into each of its cans, and then seals the cans before cooking. The tuna is sealed in its’ own natural juices and healthy oils; as an added bonus, the Omega-3 fatty acid content of raw-packed albacore (cooked following canning) is four times higher than precooked albacore. Supermarket canned tuna is usually baked before it is canned, so it can be machine packed, which eliminates most of the juices and oils . . . and health benefits.
By choosing Wild Planet tuna for you and your family, you’re ensuring that you are getting your essential Omega-3 benefits in the healthiest way and from the freshest, most direct source available. (Also, if you’re one of those people who can’t tolerate taking fish oil supplements due to reflux, then Wild Planet tuna is the choice for you.)

The Omega 3-Fatty Acids, which are in each can of Wild Planet tuna, have been found to:
  • Improve your overall cardiovascular function2
  • Improve your ongoing brain function3
  • Decrease your risk of age-related memory loss4
  • Promote pain-free joints and reduce inflammation5
  • Support healthy eyes and vision6
  • Elevate mood7
  • Promote immune functions and healthy cell growth8
Compare for yourself how rich in healthy Omega-3 oils Wild Planet’s Wild Albacore Tuna really is. (You will also see its extremely low mercury levels, as compared to a typical store-brand tuna.)

Please note: To be considered “minimal mercury,” laboratory test results must average less than .15 ppm (parts per million) and no samples exceeding .3 of methyl mercury.

The EPA reference dose is 0.7 micrograms per kg of body weight per week. To illustrate this, if a 150 pound adult is served albacore tuna from a national brand with a mercury content of 61 mcg mercury, then that person would reach the EPA reference dose for the ENTIRE WEEK with just 4.7 ounces (not even one can) — or just one sandwich.

The American Heart Association recommends you consume coldwater fish (which tuna is) at least twice a week as well as other oils and food sources high in Omega-3 fatty acids as a way to reduce your risk of heart disease.

You’ll eat nothing but young Wild Planet Tuna from now on . . . it tastes that good!
Wild Planet’s Wild Tuna is brimming with straight-from-the-sea flavor, with no additives or preservatives. It’s the freshest, youngest best-tasting canned tuna available in the U.S. today . . . and now available to you directly from Vitacost.

Ordering is easy, plus we back your purchase with Vitacost’s 30-Day Money Back Guarantee*. If you don’t enjoy every bite of Wild Planet's Certified Minimal Mercury Tuna, just return any unused portion and receive a full refund of the product price. No questions asked.

  Regular
Price 		Sale
Price 		 
Wild Planet No Salt Gourmet Tuna
24 6-ounce cans 		$129.99 $117.99
Wild Planet No Salt Gourmet Tuna
Individual 6-ounce cans 		$5.42 $4.99
Wild Planet Lightly Salted Gourmet Tuna
24 6-ounce cans 		$129.99 $117.99
Wild Planet Lightly Salted Gourmet Tuna
Individual 6-ounce cans 		$5.42 $4.99

To order by phone, call 1-800-776-2887
and ask for code T5PVC2


1. See: http://www.mercurypolicy.org/

2. IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION

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3. IMPROVES BRAIN FUNCTION

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4. DECREASES RISK OF AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS

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5. PROMOTES PAIN-FREE JOINTS AND REDUCEES INFLAMMATION

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6. SUPPORTS HEALTHY EYES AND VISION

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7. ELEVATES MOOD

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8. PROMOTES IMMUNE FUNCTIONS AND HEALTHY CELL GROWTH

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