Comments on: The Case Of The Missing Tuno

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:41:21 +0000

I used to buy Tuno in my home state Puerto Rico! Even in normal supermarkets it was a success. Maybe the tuna makers pay them?

By: bianca

bianca — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:06:44 +0000

not sure if it’ll help but…http://www.vegieworld.com/index.asp

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:12:02 +0000

I don’t buy the “it didn’t sell” thing. It was always sold out when I ordered it and I usually had to wait. It seems as if Morningstar Farms bought them out to eliminate competition for their products, because they didn’t adopt most of the other foods that were in the line. The original company that made Tuno made a lot of other products that were great, harder to find vegetarian options. Now that Morningstar Farms bought them, those products are gone too. I wrote to Quorn and asked them if they would develop a tuna substitute. If Morningstar Farms won’t release an option, then let’s encourage their competition to do so. In the meantime, those who have some cans in their pantry, could you please post the ingredients list here so we can maybe take a crack at trying to create our own version of it at home? Thanks!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:41:45 +0000

Finally an answer to my Tuno question…. I have missed it for years now. Sad to see it go, but glad to finally know what happened.

By: Retha

Retha — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:44:48 +0000

I loved Tuno too….I just bought vege-tuna by cedar lake products….we’ll see how that turns out….going to make tuna salad right now.

By: KrystenJ

KrystenJ — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:14:32 +0000

Hey… Just did more research!
Go to http://www.veganstore.com
They have a product called Tuna(not)
looking forward to seeing if it compares to tuno!

By: KrystenJ

KrystenJ — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:01:47 +0000

I tried Tuno for the first time at least 4 yrs ago..Then I Moved States.
Every ‘New store I went into I checked the aisle, Hoping to find the stuff.
Sometimes even spending a good 5-10 min. just looking next to all the tuna products.
Very Upset there not making it.
I’m Writing Morningstar next now that I know they bought the original company that made it out.

By: John S

John S — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:42:05 +0000

I very much miss Tuno as well. Seems all the products that I like were removed. A very very good vegetarian beef stew made by Worthington was discontinued too. They still make a good Chili product also available

By: Scotty!

Scotty! — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:44:15 +0000

Howdy!

Has anyone thought of boycotting the offending party(s)?

Best,
Christopher
2010NOV18THU@03:44PM(PST)

By: becky

becky — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:11:05 +0000

Damn I’m going vegan and the fish is the last thing I am switching. Was really hoping to try tuno and find that it was the perfect substitute but looks like I’m SOL. With so many of the fish in the world being depleted I would think this product would be more in demand. Hope they start remaking it. Thanks for posting this!

By: Darrell Johnson

Darrell Johnson — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:43:56 +0000

Has anyone forwarded this link to Kellogg??? I think we need to all come together and start a groundswell grassroots campaign!! What do you say???!!! ARE YOU WITH ME??!!!!!! BRING TUNO BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VEGANS UNITE!!!

i’m hungry

By: Barbara Scotto

Barbara Scotto — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:56:30 +0000

I NEED MY TUNO!!!!!!!!!! ARGH!!!!!!! MASSIVE WITHDRAWAL!!!!! HELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!
Please, someone out there say there is hope, that they will bring the Tuno back (the frozen one; NOT the canned one)…..

By: H.R.

H.R. — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:40:21 +0000

Just wanted to voice my shared disappointment of lack of Tuno on the shelves. Have you also noticed how much more expensive the products have become since the take over? And by the way Cedar Lake foods is no longer making their version either. Bummer.

By: Family and General Practice in Wisconsin

Family and General Practice in Wisconsin — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:48:34 +0000

Hi – I did not realize there were so many people that were vegans and was looking for this product. Frozen Tuno Rolls were the best. I’ve had the can also and it was not that good, but the tuno roll was awesome, not for tuna salad but for putting in your gumbo to give it the fish taste, it was great. I really don’t understand why they would discontinue this product. With so many vegans today and people searching to eater better, I think it is a shame that we need to beg for food, not that you don’t pay for it because all the foods that are good for you you pay dearly for them. Everyone tells you that you need to eat healty but this is very discouraging when you look on the list especially those like Kelloggs, Worthington & Loma Linda because they are the ones that know about the Health Message as to how you should eat and their discontinuing list is larger than anyones. This is why a lot of people start out trying to be vegan and goes right back.
I sure hope someone would come up with the tuno roll that taste like the Worthington tuno roll. As for the tuna salad, I’ve found that at the ABC Bookstore in Atlanta and It really did not have a fish taste at all to me, I guess if I wanted it as a tuna salad, it might be ok, I don’t know. I don’t think that was discontinued because I just bought it about a month ago.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:13:35 +0000

I too am a fan of Tuno. I live in Ohio and will make atrip to Mt Vernon to try the Cedar LAkes version. If it’s half as good it’ll be delicious

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:19:57 +0000

My roommate has a can of Tuno still. Every time we are thinking of stuff to eat and see the can, he suggests it. I know cans last much longer but for some reason, reading those links makes me sorta want to try the Tuno now. I suggested selling it on eBay though. He said no. *shrug*

By: Candy

Candy — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:04:34 +0000

Gosh! I’ve been looking for Tuno for years. This explains it! We used to have tuno regularly and have been missing and searching for it everywhere. I’m going to start mailing morningstar farms regularly to ask them to start carrying it. I’m so glad I found this site, but really disappointed that tuno is no more.

By: Ronda

Ronda — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:23:21 +0000

About twice a year I double check just in case tuno came back and I found this blog. Glad to know i’m not alone in missing tuno. I’m watching a cooking show with tuna cassarole right now and it’s bumming me out. Oh well maybe some day. I’ll keep crossing my fingers….

By: saraa

saraa — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:54:51 +0000

“David
February 16th, 2010 at 11:35 am · Reply

Well, I’ve had a can of Tuno in my fridge for…gulp…a few years….maybe 3….and finally took it out and (still unopened) have been meaning to call the number on the can to see if it’s still edible. Do any of you Tuno lovers out there know how long it keeps? After hearing all this praise for Tuno, I sure wish I’d eaten it sooner!”
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David, if the can is not bloated or pierced, or rusted through, the product is edible, Canned foods with undamaged cans should last a very long time. That is why they put canned goods in bomb shelters.

If you think the can is punctured somewhere, you can empty out the can, and then fill it with water to see if it leaks.

Canned goods may lose some of their taste and texture past the expiration date, but they will not go bad for years. 20 years is a safe bet, but if the can is not damaged they can remain edible for much longer.

Here are a couple of links.

http://www.internet-grocer.net/how-long.htm

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extnews/askext/canning/4577.htm

By: Susan G

Susan G — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:16:16 +0000

I to was looking for tuno, I did know who made the product and went right to the source. I was told no enough people were buying the product. I inturn said your marketing people were not doing a good enough job selling the product. I had been using it for years. Sorry to see it go and requested Tuno be reintroduced into the market place, to NO AVAIL!!!!!

By: Christopher Sanders

Christopher Sanders — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:43:04 +0000

Cedar Lake Foods makes a close substitute, called Vege-Tuna. I found it at the Adventist Book Center in Mt. Vernon, Ohio. I’ve been to their website and it’s not listed there (they haven’t updated it since 2004) but it DOES exist. I’ve been scouring the web for someplace that sells it online, because I can’t travel down to Mt. Vernon on a regular basis.

By: Sara K.B.

Sara K.B. — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:16:27 +0000

thank you for posting this blog entry. I haven’t been able to find Tuno since I moved from Modesto in 2008. I currently live in the SF Bay Area, and even here it’s not available.

By: David

David — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:35:53 +0000

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:32 +0000

Cedar Lake now makes Tuno in the frozen roll

By: Blackbeltlady

Blackbeltlady — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:24:21 +0000

My kids -17 & 13 – have been raised as vegetarians. They miss tuno – so I’ve been searching for it. I would help with a petition to Kelloggs!! They also own Worthington and Loma Linda – They made great fake sandwich meat. We can’t find that anywhere either.

By: roder

roder — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:09:23 +0000

my word, much like most of the people who have posted previous, I miss my tuno [ found this website googling tuno for new leads] chick peas with kelp powder just isn’t doing it.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:18:35 +0000

I thought I was the only one as well!!!! I MISS TUNO!!! I will buy as many as needed to be bought so that is goes back on the shelf!

By: froggie

froggie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:14:47 +0000

Can’t you make a petition and get people to sign it and present it to Morningstar/Kellogg

By: PJ

PJ — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:34:48 +0000

??Addressing the oft read above comments about why we vegetarians do not abjure the taste of
real tuna when evaluating tuna substitute products such as “Tuno”, …. (moment of silence)….
as a former cannibal, it was my experience adjusting to a strictly vegetarian diet absent the
accustomed former ranges of flavors, I found chic peas and hominy, et al, to offer a relatively
peak-free cuisine. I don’t know… it just wasn’t the same, somehow. Please don’t mistake me, I
do not regret the perfectly sensible move, on balance… but …. I can perfectly register with the
above who have voiced their wan rapture recalling how perfectly transporting was the taste of
the real thing…… Tuno, I mean …… of course…

By: Dina

Dina — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:12:54 +0000

Wow, I guess I’m not the only one. I have been having Tuno cravings in the worst way, and it made me feel a little better to see I’m not the only one. Mixed up with some chopped celery, red onion, and Nayonaise on an onion roll with a thick slice of tomato and crispy lettuce… it doesn’t get any better. (I had the same reaction to the discontinuation of the Eme’s marshmallows… sure, we got Sweet Sara’s but it’s about 75X more expensive than the Emes was.) Anyway, thanks for the Cedar Lake’s info — I’ll try that, and maybe experiment with all those veggie fish products from the Asian Market.