Tuna has parasites, but it is less likely to be infected with parasites. Because tuna is a deep-sea fish, it has fewer parasites and swims faster, and basically swims all its life. Tuna is rarely infected with parasites and can be safely eaten.

Do tuna have parasites?

Tuna is a family of marine fish, belonging to the class Sparidae. There are about 15 species in the world, the smallest tuna is bonito, the largest is about 50 cm long and weighs about 1.8 kg. The largest tuna is Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is about 4.6 meters long and weighs about 684 kilograms, with an average body length of about 2 meters.

Tuna is an important food fish and sport fish, and it is also the most commercially valuable fish in the world.

Tuna is tender in meat, delicious in taste, high in protein, rich in bioactive polyunsaturated fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, and rich in methionine, taurine, minerals and vitamins.