Question: is skipjack tuna better than albacore?
Answer: There are two main kinds of canned tuna: chunk light and solid or chunk white (albacore). All canned white tuna is albacore. Its mercury levels are almost three times higher than the smaller skipjack tuna, used in most canned light tuna products. ... Canned white, or albacore (0.32 parts per million of mercury).