After trying Tesco Value tinned tuna with disastrous results, I thought I was taking something of a risk attempting Sainsbury's basics tuna - still, nothing ventured, nothing gained! Like the majority of basics products, the tinned tuna is found on the bottom shelf (quite difficult to stoop down to at the moment with my slipped disc!). It is easily recognisable, displaying the orange and white basics label - it even has a basic little fish on the front. Typically with basics products, the tin does not have a ring pull and requires a tin opener to open. The tin contains 185g, however when this is drained, this reduces to 130g. Once ...  Read the complete review

I have a bit of a love / hate relationship with tuna. I absolutely love fresh tuna and would rate it as one of my favourite meals, especially when it is grilled with lime and black pepper. To some extent I also like certain types of tinned tuna. What I really can't stand though is when you open a can of sub-standard tuna and it just smells like a tin of cat food. Rank! So with this in mind, it was with some trepidation that I approached my can of Sainsbury's Basics Tuna. I was really surprised by the quality of the tuna and relieved to see that it was packed in brine rather than oil (another of my tuna related 'hates'). The tin boasts that the tuna is ...  Read the complete review

Some products in the Sainsbury's Basics range offer good value for money but it is very much a case of try them out and draw your own conclusions. Tuna fish used to be considered cheap and it was always the poor man's salmon. But over the past few years tuna fish has become very popular and I feel that it makes a very enjoyable sandwich, a good topping for a jacket potato and it goes well with a large plate of fresh salad. Some of the larger supermarkets have been running very good offers on John West tuna fish but even when it is on special offer it is still quite expensive. I had thought about trying the Sainsbury's Basic tuna fish before but had backed off, ...  Read the complete review

Hurrah! DooYoo accepted my product suggestion. I'm trying to be more savvy with my money and am in the process of trying various value type products. As we're now coming up to summer and I'm in the process of eating lots of tuna salads in a bid to lose some weight, I thought I would try Sainsbury's Basics Tuna. Basics Tuna can be found with the other canned fish, in the tinned food section of the supermarket. It is easy to find, due to the distinctive orange and white packaging of the Basics range. It costs 45p for a 185gram tin, which is much cheaper than other brands, for example, Princes comes in at £1.38, so a large saving if you eat a lot of ...  Read the complete review

I sometimes buy this tuna if I'm doing a pasta dish as I find that it works really well in it. A 185g tin of tuna chunks costs just 45p, which is quite a bit cheaper than the other tuna on offer. --- The Tin --- This tuna comes in tin that is 4cm tall x 8.5cm in diameter. It has to be opened using a can opener as does not have a ring pull on it. Around the centre of the can there is a white and orange label that has all of the product details on. On the lid of the can it says that the tuna is caught using pole and line methods only. --- The Tuna --- The tuna chunks in this can are contained in brine to keep them fresh till ...  Read the complete review