{"id":605761798450,"title":"Natural Catch Tuna Review: The Healthiest Tuna Brand?","created_at":"2023-06-26T19:18:52-04:00","body_html":"\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\n{\n \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n \"@type\": \"Article\",\n \"headline\": \"Natural Catch Tuna Review: The Healthiest Tuna Brand?\",\n \"keywords\": \"natural catch, natural catch review, natural catch reviews, natural catch tuna, natural catch tuna review, natural catch tuna reviews, natural catch tuna amazon, natural catch tuna walmart, natural catch tuna where to buy\",\n \"description\": \"Our research team analyzes the ingredients in Natural Catch Tuna based on medical studies to give our take on whether the brand is healthy, or if it's a waste of money. 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The brand sells tuna packaged with different spices and flavors, and describes their product line as “A healthy source of Omega-3s which has various health benefits including benefits for the Heart.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut is canned tuna actually healthy, or does its mercury content make it a bad choice? What ingredients are in Natural Catch other than fish, and are there any questionable additives? Do aluminum liners leach chemicals into food? And how do real users rate and describe the taste of Natural Catch Tuna?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn this article we’ll answer all of these questions and more as we review medical studies on tuna and its mercury content to give our take on whether or not tuna is a healthy choice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’ll analyze the ingredients in Natural Catch Tuna, discuss if other fish sold by the brand are a healthier option, and feature real customer reviews that describe the taste.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes Mercury Make Tuna Unsafe?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDue to environmental contamination, nearly all wild-caught fish contain some level of mercury, which is toxic to humans. But the levels of mercury vary significantly depending on the type of fish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanned tuna contains more than 100x the mercury in clams, and more than 10x the mercury in sardines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/environmental-contaminants-food\/mercury-levels-commercial-fish-and-shellfish-1990-2012\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eaccording to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e the FDA. This suggests that eating lower-mercury fish like sardines may have better long-term health effects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/25962922\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emedical review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e published in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEnvironmental Research\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e journal compared the benefits and risks of tuna consumption and concluded that one weekly meal poses a “very low risk.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs we documented in our review of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/illuminatelabs.org\/blogs\/health\/omegaxl-review\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOmegaXL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, fish oil from foods like tuna is clinically shown to have health benefits including an anti-inflammatory effect and a nutritive benefit due to the omega-3 fatty acids.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOverall, we consider tuna to be safe to eat in moderation, but health-conscious consumers may benefit from eating a lower-mercury fish because other fish have the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids with lower potential mercury exposure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA YouTube video from TIME has over 100,000 views and discusses whether or not canned tuna is safe to eat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFrA4zw1xuY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatural Catch Tuna Ingredient Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe ingredients in Natural Catch’s “Yellowfin in Olive Oil” tuna product are shown above.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor a tuna product, this is a formulation we would recommend because it consists entirely of whole foods with no unhealthy additives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe olive oil version is the healthiest product sold by Natural Catch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e in our opinion, because olive oil may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease according to a 2019 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30487558\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emedical review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNatural Catch sells three other tuna products: White Albacore in Water, Spicy Chili and Sweet Bean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSweet Bean is the only product we wouldn’t recommend from a health perspective, because it contains added sugar (although likely a small amount). As we documented in our article on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/illuminatelabs.org\/blogs\/health\/is-spam-bad-for-you\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis SPAM healthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, added sugar is clinically shown to be associated with increased risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of our concerns about Natural Catch is that the brand appears to use aluminum liners to package their products, which are often coated in plastic liners that may be endocrine-disrupting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe cannot confirm the packaging materials from the brand’s website so we hope they clearly publish this in the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis is the case for most canned fish products, and it may be healthier to avoid canned food entirely. A YouTube video published by Andrew Pask, who’s a BioSciences professor, highlights some of the potential health risks of BPA exposure from can liners:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XJhlF9reYw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes Natural Catch Taste Good?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA YouTube creator named “SnackLin Reviews” tried Natural Catch tuna for the first time with his wife:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ayiLOpvqR2Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA video from Natural Catch’s official YouTube channel has over 3 million views and compares the quality and texture of their products to a supermarket tuna brand:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Egrqbk7pSow\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhere to Buy Natural Catch for the Best Price\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNatural Catch tuna is sold at a variety of online retailers. Here’s a price breakdown for a one-time purchase of a 12-pack of the olive oil version at the time of publishing this article:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBrand website: $48 (plus shipping – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/naturalcatchtuna.com\/collections\/tuna\/products\/natural-catch-tuna\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAmazon: $54.95 (free shipping – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XtCMEE\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elink to official Amazon listing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWalmart: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e$48 (free shipping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/ip\/Natural-Catch-Tuna-Yellowfin-in-Olive-Oil\/949602334?fulfillmentIntent=Shipping\u0026amp;from=\/search\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003elink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBuying from Walmart may be 10-20% cheaper than buying from the brand’s website. When we input a test address, shipping from the brand’s website was $8.95.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Walmart listing is from Natural Catch and not a third-party seller, so this may be the best option.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal Customers Review Natural Catch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAmazon is a better resource for honest customer reviews than a brand’s website in our opinion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe brand has been reviewed over 1,600 times on Amazon with an average review rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe top positive review from a verified purchaser comes from a user named “My Reviews” who prefers the taste of this brand to other tuna brands:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“We've been reordering cause it's so delicious and we won't eat any other tuna. Try it and we're sure you're going to feel the same.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe top negative review from a verified purchaser is written by a user named “Steven Han” who disliked the texture:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The product was extremely dry and flavorless. There was one thin fillet on top, and everything else was bits and pieces under it. I would not recommend buying it. I certainly will not buy it again.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNatural Catch has an average review rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars on the Better Business Bureau (BBB) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbb.org\/us\/ca\/del-mar\/profile\/seafood-retail\/natural-catch-tuna-1126-1000090486\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewebsite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which is a high mark for that site, and the brand responds to all customer complaints which is a sign of a high-quality brand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe brand has an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars on Facebook with nearly 2,000 reviews.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePros and Cons of Natural Catch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere are the pros and cons of Natural Catch Tuna in our opinion:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePros:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMost flavors contain healthy formulations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUses olive oil which has health-promoting effects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHighly positive customer reviews across sales channels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCons:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAppears to be packaged in aluminum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSweet Bean product contains added sugar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExpensive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTuna is higher in mercury than other fish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBrand website charges for shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNatural Catch seems to be a high-quality tuna brand. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere isn’t much differentiation between tuna brands in our opinion, but this company mostly uses whole food ingredients and packs their tuna in olive oil which may provide additional health benefits. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSweet Bean is the only Natural Catch flavor we wouldn’t recommend, because it contains added sugar. It’s somewhat of a health concern in our opinion that these products appear to be packaged in aluminum (that often contains plastic lining), but this is the industry standard and not unique to Natural Catch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe pros of tuna consumption seem to outweigh the cons for moderate (one or so servings per week) intake, but eating a food product like this daily may expose an individual to high mercury levels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFish like sardines and wild-caught salmon are significantly lower in mercury than tuna.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNatural Catch has very favorable customer reviews across Amazon, BBB and Facebook, and for consumers intent on purchasing from the brand, Walmart appears to be the best place to do so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","blog_id":49281925193,"author":"Calloway Cook","user_id":26601750601,"published_at":"2023-06-26T19:27:36-04:00","updated_at":"2023-06-26T19:27:37-04:00","summary_html":"We analyze the ingredients in Natural Catch Tuna based on medical studies to give our take on whether the brand is healthy, or if it's a waste of money. We pick our healthiest Natural Catch product and feature real customer reviews including taste tests.","template_suffix":"","handle":"natural-catch-tuna-review","tags":"_related:fish-oil, _related:nutrition"}

Natural Catch Tuna Review: The Healthiest Tuna Brand?

Natural Catch Tuna Review: The Healthiest Tuna Brand?


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Natural Catch is a seafood brand that sells canned tuna, along with other canned fish like sardines. The brand sells tuna packaged with different spices and flavors, and describes their product line as “A healthy source of Omega-3s which has various health benefits including benefits for the Heart.”

But is canned tuna actually healthy, or does its mercury content make it a bad choice? What ingredients are in Natural Catch other than fish, and are there any questionable additives? Do aluminum liners leach chemicals into food? And how do real users rate and describe the taste of Natural Catch Tuna?

In this article we’ll answer all of these questions and more as we review medical studies on tuna and its mercury content to give our take on whether or not tuna is a healthy choice.

We’ll analyze the ingredients in Natural Catch Tuna, discuss if other fish sold by the brand are a healthier option, and feature real customer reviews that describe the taste.

Does Mercury Make Tuna Unsafe?

Due to environmental contamination, nearly all wild-caught fish contain some level of mercury, which is toxic to humans. But the levels of mercury vary significantly depending on the type of fish.

Canned tuna contains more than 100x the mercury in clams, and more than 10x the mercury in sardines, according to the FDA. This suggests that eating lower-mercury fish like sardines may have better long-term health effects.

A medical review published in the Environmental Research journal compared the benefits and risks of tuna consumption and concluded that one weekly meal poses a “very low risk.” 

As we documented in our review of OmegaXL, fish oil from foods like tuna is clinically shown to have health benefits including an anti-inflammatory effect and a nutritive benefit due to the omega-3 fatty acids.

Overall, we consider tuna to be safe to eat in moderation, but health-conscious consumers may benefit from eating a lower-mercury fish because other fish have the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids with lower potential mercury exposure.

A YouTube video from TIME has over 100,000 views and discusses whether or not canned tuna is safe to eat:

Natural Catch Tuna Ingredient Analysis

The ingredients in Natural Catch’s “Yellowfin in Olive Oil” tuna product are shown above.

For a tuna product, this is a formulation we would recommend because it consists entirely of whole foods with no unhealthy additives.

The olive oil version is the healthiest product sold by Natural Catch in our opinion, because olive oil may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease according to a 2019 medical review.

Natural Catch sells three other tuna products: White Albacore in Water, Spicy Chili and Sweet Bean.

Sweet Bean is the only product we wouldn’t recommend from a health perspective, because it contains added sugar (although likely a small amount). As we documented in our article on is SPAM healthy, added sugar is clinically shown to be associated with increased risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease.

One of our concerns about Natural Catch is that the brand appears to use aluminum liners to package their products, which are often coated in plastic liners that may be endocrine-disrupting. We cannot confirm the packaging materials from the brand’s website so we hope they clearly publish this in the future.

This is the case for most canned fish products, and it may be healthier to avoid canned food entirely. A YouTube video published by Andrew Pask, who’s a BioSciences professor, highlights some of the potential health risks of BPA exposure from can liners:

Does Natural Catch Taste Good?

A YouTube creator named “SnackLin Reviews” tried Natural Catch tuna for the first time with his wife:

A video from Natural Catch’s official YouTube channel has over 3 million views and compares the quality and texture of their products to a supermarket tuna brand:

Where to Buy Natural Catch for the Best Price

Natural Catch tuna is sold at a variety of online retailers. Here’s a price breakdown for a one-time purchase of a 12-pack of the olive oil version at the time of publishing this article:

Brand website: $48 (plus shipping – link)

Amazon: $54.95 (free shipping – link to official Amazon listing)

Walmart: $48 (free shippinglink)

Buying from Walmart may be 10-20% cheaper than buying from the brand’s website. When we input a test address, shipping from the brand’s website was $8.95.

The Walmart listing is from Natural Catch and not a third-party seller, so this may be the best option.

Real Customers Review Natural Catch

Amazon is a better resource for honest customer reviews than a brand’s website in our opinion.

The brand has been reviewed over 1,600 times on Amazon with an average review rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars.

The top positive review from a verified purchaser comes from a user named “My Reviews” who prefers the taste of this brand to other tuna brands:

“We've been reordering cause it's so delicious and we won't eat any other tuna. Try it and we're sure you're going to feel the same.”

The top negative review from a verified purchaser is written by a user named “Steven Han” who disliked the texture:

“The product was extremely dry and flavorless. There was one thin fillet on top, and everything else was bits and pieces under it. I would not recommend buying it. I certainly will not buy it again.”

Natural Catch has an average review rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars on the Better Business Bureau (BBB) website, which is a high mark for that site, and the brand responds to all customer complaints which is a sign of a high-quality brand.

The brand has an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars on Facebook with nearly 2,000 reviews.

Pros and Cons of Natural Catch

Here are the pros and cons of Natural Catch Tuna in our opinion:

Pros:

  • Most flavors contain healthy formulations
  • Uses olive oil which has health-promoting effects
  • Highly positive customer reviews across sales channels

Cons:

  • Appears to be packaged in aluminum
  • Sweet Bean product contains added sugar
  • Expensive
  • Tuna is higher in mercury than other fish
  • Brand website charges for shipping
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Conclusion

Natural Catch seems to be a high-quality tuna brand. 

There isn’t much differentiation between tuna brands in our opinion, but this company mostly uses whole food ingredients and packs their tuna in olive oil which may provide additional health benefits. 

Sweet Bean is the only Natural Catch flavor we wouldn’t recommend, because it contains added sugar. It’s somewhat of a health concern in our opinion that these products appear to be packaged in aluminum (that often contains plastic lining), but this is the industry standard and not unique to Natural Catch.

The pros of tuna consumption seem to outweigh the cons for moderate (one or so servings per week) intake, but eating a food product like this daily may expose an individual to high mercury levels.

Fish like sardines and wild-caught salmon are significantly lower in mercury than tuna.

Natural Catch has very favorable customer reviews across Amazon, BBB and Facebook, and for consumers intent on purchasing from the brand, Walmart appears to be the best place to do so.




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