YenzoCentury Tuna Flakes in Vegetable Oil
CCentury Tuna·processed fish and seafood
Why this rating
What pulls the rating down most: ultra-processing and salt. Plus points: high in protein (23.2 g) and low in fat.
Figures per 100 g, from Open Food Facts data, not yet checked against the pack. The “threshold” is where a tile turns green.
What the label tells us
Cá ngừ vụn ngâm dầu Century Tuna — flakes in vegetable oil. Yenzo rates it “Moderate”: fine in moderation. The main reasons are medium salt (0.5 g per 100 g). It is also ultra-processed (NOVA 4), going by how Yenzo classifies its ingredients. Plus points: high in protein (23.2 g) and low in fat.
Open Food Facts lists 1 additive with a code number — flavour enhancer: monosodium glutamate (621). None of them is at “moderate” or “high” risk on the Yenzo Scale. Vietnamese labels often print an additive as its function plus its number, for example “chất điều vị (621)”.
It is the only product of the processed fish and seafood group in the Yenzo catalogue. See all processed fish and seafood
Nutrition
| Energy | 107 kcal | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 23.2 g | |
| Carbohydrate | 1.8 g | |
| Fat | 0.9 g | low |
| Salt (sodium 196 mg) | 0.5 g | medium |
Additives on the label
What this means for you
“Moderate” is where Cá ngừ vụn ngâm dầu Century Tuna sits on one scale used for every food: fine in moderation. The scale does not say whether a product is “safe” or not: each additive on the label has its own level on the Yenzo Scale, shown in the Additives tab.
Watching your salt? On a Vietnamese nutrition table, find the line “natri” (sodium): Cá ngừ vụn ngâm dầu Century Tuna has 196 mg of sodium per 100 g. The WHO recommends adults eat less than 5 g of salt (2,000 mg of sodium) a day.
Questions
Is Cá ngừ vụn ngâm dầu Century Tuna bad for you?
Yenzo rates Cá ngừ vụn ngâm dầu Century Tuna “Moderate”: fine in moderation. The main reasons: medium salt (0.5 g per 100 g). None of the additives on the label is at “moderate” or “high” risk on the Yenzo Scale.
Does Cá ngừ vụn ngâm dầu Century Tuna contain preservatives?
There is no preservative on the ingredient list.
How much salt is in Cá ngừ vụn ngâm dầu Century Tuna?
According to Open Food Facts, 0.5 g of salt per 100 g — “medium” under the UK FSA traffic-light thresholds: low up to 0.3 g, high above 1.5 g.
Open Food Facts data of 18 September 2026; not yet checked against the pack · rating recalculated 30 October 2026
Sources (5)
- Open Food Facts — Century Tuna Flakes in Vegetable Oil, barcode 0748485102412
- Yenzo — How Yenzo scores (version 0.9.0)
- The Yenzo Scale — risk levels of additives
- Food Standards Agency — Guide to creating a front of pack (FoP) nutrition label for pre-packed products, 2016
- WHO — Sodium reduction (fact sheet)