🧾 What is it?
Rio Mare Tuna Pâté with Red Peppers 115 g is a sterilised tuna pâté — a smooth tuna spread with added red peppers, ready to eat straight away. It is a creamy, spreadable tinned product that you can use as a flavouring, a spread on bread, a dip for vegetables, or an ingredient in both hot and cold dishes.
🧪 Ingredients and allergens
✔️ Ingredients (main ingredients):
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Skipjack tuna (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) ~ 40 %
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Red pepper ~ 19 %
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Maize oil
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Drinking water
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Roasted red peppers in brine ~ 5 %
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Fermented vinegar
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Sugar
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Milk proteins
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Table salt
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Thickener: carob
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Gelling agent: agar
⚠️ Allergens:
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Fish (tuna) — not suitable for people with a fish allergy
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Milk — contains milk proteins
📊 Nutritional values (per 100 g)
(approximate values for the whole product)
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Energy | ~886 kJ / ~214 kcal |
| Fat | ~17 g |
| – of which saturated | ~2.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | ~2.6 g |
| – of which sugars | ~1.9 g |
| Protein | ~12 g |
| Salt | ~1.5 g |
🍽️ Taste and use
✔️ Flavour: a delicate, creamy tuna spread with a pleasant sweet-and-sour flavour of red pepper — slightly aromatic and pairs well with other ingredients.
📌 Recommended uses:
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🥪 On bread / toast: spread on bread as a tasty spread.
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🥗 In salads: add a spoonful to vegetable salads for extra flavour.
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🍝 With pasta: mix with warm pasta as a quick sauce.
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🧀 As a dip: serve with vegetables, crackers or baguette slices.
🧊 Storage
➡️ Before opening: store in a cool, dry place, away from direct light.
➡️ After opening: transfer the contents to a sealable container, keep in the fridge and use within a few days (usually within about 5 days).
🧠 Summary
Rio Mare Tuna Pâté with Red Pepper 115 g is a creamy tuna spread with a red pepper flavour — a ready-to-eat product requiring no further preparation, ideal as a spread on bread, a dip or a flavouring for salads and dishes. Thanks to its tuna and vegetable content, it offers a balanced flavour and nutritious composition.
💡 Tip: For a richer flavour, you can add a little fresh lemon and black pepper — brilliant especially on toasted bread! 🍋🐟