Canned Fish Comparison Chart (Tuna, Sardines, etc.)
Updated:
September 13, 2026
The image on this page is a comparative chart of toxicant levels found in eight different canned fish products (including anchovies, sardines, salmon, and tuna) that we have tested and reported on to date through the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative.
Below, you’ll find links to each of the articles containing the full original lab reports for the products included in this chart. The full original lab report is always at the very bottom of each article, AFTER the sharable social media graphic and after the list of lab-tested safer choices identified to date via the Lead Safe Mama, LLC Community Collaborative Laboratory Testing Initiative.
The products in this chart are arranged in ascending order based on their Mercury level.
- Vital Choice Sardines
- Safe Catch Wild Pacific Salmon – Pink Can
- Safe Catch Ahi – Yellow and Navy Can
- Safe Catch Elite (Skipjack) – Light Blue and Navy Can
- Fishwife Anchovies
- Trader Joe’s Chunk Light SkipJack Tuna
- Safe Catch Albacore – Silver and Navy Can
- Wild Planet Albacore
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