🧾 What is it?
Calvo Tuna in Tomato Sauce 80 g is a tinned fish delicacy — pieces of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in a delicate tomato sauce, ready to eat straight away without cooking. This is a classic tinned product that you can eat on its own or use as an ingredient in a salad, pasta dish or sandwich.
🧪 Ingredients and allergens
✔️ Ingredients:
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Skipjack tuna – approx. 65 %
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Tomato sauce – approx. 33.5 % (contains tomatoes, sunflower oil, sugar, modified starch, natural flavourings such as garlic or onion)
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Table salt – approx. 1.5 %
⚠️ Allergens:
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Fish — not suitable for people with a fish allergy.
📊 Nutritional values (per 100 g)
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Energy | ~796 kJ / ~186 kcal |
| Fat | ~11 g |
| – of which saturated | ~1.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | ~3 g |
| – of which sugars | ~1.6 g |
| Protein | ~18 g |
| Salt | ~1.1 g |
| (These figures are typical for this product.) |
👉 Once the oil/sauce has been drained off, the fat content is lower, but the tuna pieces are still sufficiently meaty and juicy.
🍽️ Taste and use
✔️ Flavour: a combination of the natural, delicately salty fishy flavour of tuna with an aromatic tomato sauce — subtly sweet and slightly tangy.
✔️ Texture: firm, meaty pieces of tuna in a smooth sauce.
📌 Recommended uses
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🥗 Salads: in a Mediterranean salad with olives, cucumber and sweetcorn.
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🥪 On bread: a classic tuna sandwich or toast.
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🍝 Pasta: mix with cooked pasta and a little olive oil or herbs.
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🍽️ On its own: as a quick snack or a side dish with salads and other accompaniments.
🧊 Storage
➡️ Before opening: store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
➡️ After opening: transfer the contents to a sealable container and keep in the fridge; use within 24 hours.
🧠 Summary
Calvo tuna in tomato sauce 80 g is a practical, tasty tinned fish product with a high-quality, meaty texture and a delicate tomato sauce. It’s ideal as a quick, no-cook meal or as an ingredient in salads, pasta dishes or sandwiches — a simple way to add protein and the flavours of Mediterranean cuisine to your diet.
💡 Tip: If you want to bring out the flavour, add a little lemon juice and fresh parsley to your salad — it goes perfectly with the tomato sauce! 🍅🐟