The Most Popular Canned Foods
January 2nd, 2008 by James
What are the world’s most popular canned foods? A Japanese TV show reveals the top 3:
And the winners are:
- Tuna
- Peaches
- Corn
If one were to line up all the cans of tuna consumed each year, they could circle the earth quite a few times. (Apparently there are still some tuna fish left in the ocean after all this consumption.)
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Well, tuna’s an excellent source of Omega 3s. Healthy and tasty.
Between Japan and Korea, I have seen more canned corn, and not just in cans, but sprinkled over everything that isn’t a native dish to the country, mostly Italian food.
James, I think for #2 you meant “peaches” not “peaces”?
The US govt. advises pregnant women to not eat more than 1 can of tuna per week because of the mercury.
The Wall Street Journal had an article about a 10 year old boy who got mercury poisoning from eating tuna every day. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB112268169016100484.html
If you google terms like: wsj boy mercury tuna, you can find the article for free. This was the conservative WSJ by the way, not some leftist greenie rag. Excerpts:
“One by one, Matthew Davis’s fifth-grade teachers went around the table describing the 10-year-old boy. He wasn’t focused in class and often missed assignments, they said. He labored at basic addition.”
…
“Ms. Davis noticed something else: Her son’s fingers were starting to curl, as if he were gripping a melon. And he could no longer catch a football”
…
“Like many parents, the Davises in San Francisco always thought fish was great. They knew it was high in omega-3
fatty acids, which they understood could help brain development. They were delighted, Ms. Davis says, when
Matthew started eating what she calls “his brain food” for lunch and snacks”
SPAM! IS THE BEST!
You’re from Hawaii, I take it?