Skipjack Tuna

(Katsuwonus pelamis)

Vietnamese Name: Cá Ngừ Vằn, Cá Ngừ Sọc Dưa

Size (kg/pcs): 500/800,800/1000, 1000/up

Packing: BLOCK/IQF, bulk 10kg/ carton or as customer’s requirement

Skipjack Tuna is the species most commonly used in canned tuna. It is mainly sold as “canned light” or “chunk light” tuna, and it is also available fresh and frozen. Skipjack has the most pronounced taste of all of the tropical tunas and when raw, good-quality skipjack meat is deep red. Smaller fish are lighter red. Cooked skipjack becomes light gray. Some canned skipjack maybe be mixed with yellowfin tuna when the species aren’t separated at harvest. Some sushi markets prefer skipjack tuna because it’s comparable to yellowfin tuna when fried or grilled.