Skipjack
TunaSkipjack
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 arent separated at harvest. Some sushi markets
prefer skipjack tuna because its comparable to yellowfin tuna
when fried or grilled.