You come into a Subway, and you order the tuna sandwich. Why? Maybe because you simply like it, or you find it an affordable option at $5.78 for the 6-inch tuna sub. Perhaps you want to take a break from the meat options, or maybe it’s Friday and you want to fish for religious purposes. Heck, maybe you subscribe to a fish and vegetarian diet.

Who cares? But if you’re going to Subway with a bunch of fast-food fans who are self-proclaimed experts, you’re going to get an earful of why you chose wrong.

What the Experts Say

One survey had the Subway Tuna as the worst sandwich from Subway. The first thing that experts mention is that there’s just too much mayo along with the fish. And they don’t like the mayo. They say that it doesn’t taste good at all, and it’s too watery by far.

Then they switch to complaining about the tuna itself. They don’t like the flavor and say that even the canned tuna at home tastes better.

In fact, there’s even a lawsuit alleging that the tuna isn’t really tuna at all. The lawsuit alleges that the tuna doesn’t have any sort of tuna DNA that they can detect. Supposedly, with the 20 samples they got from Subway, all of them contained chicken DNA. There was pork DNA in 11 of the samples, and cattle DNA in 7 of them.

Subway, meanwhile, claims innocence. They say that they only use skipjack tuna, and they even limit their sourcing from safe operations that aren’t over-fishing. Subway also claims that they’ve had their tuna tested by the FDA, and the current lawsuit was a revision of an old suit that got thrown out.

What’s In It?

The tuna sandwich uses Artisan Italian bread. There are no cheese, sauce, or seasonings in the original version. But you do get plenty of veggies, including cucumbers, lettuce, green peppers, tomatoes, and red onions.

The calorie content isn’t really bad at 430 calories. Compared to what you might get with triple burgers out there, the 25g of total fat, 670mg of sodium, 40mg of cholesterol, and 4g of sugar are all relatively benign. It can really be a lot worse.

Are There Other Fast-Food Tuna Sandwiches That Are Actually “Good”?

We did check out other fast-food tuna sandwiches, just to try to be less biased about the whole thing. We also checked out other fish sandwiches, so it’s not just tuna. Here are some of the sandwiches we found:

Captain D’s Giant Fish Sandwich

One tuna sandwich makes the Subway Tuna look like healthy food. That’s because the Giant Fish Sandwich comes with 1,010 calories. Just seeing that on a nutrition website can make you gain weight already.

Then you also get 73g of total fat. That makes the 25g of fat in the Subway Tuna positively svelte in comparison.

White Castle Fish Slider

This has 20g of total fat, which doesn’t seem bad compared to the 25g of fat in the Subway Tuna. But then you check it out and you find that it’s tiny. You need more than one of these, so you’re really getting 40g of fat—at the very least.

Culver’s North Atlantic Cod Filet Sandwich

This has 600 calories, 33g of total fat, 87mg of cholesterol, 6g of sugar, and 750mg of sodium. The subway has lower levels of everything compared to this. Seriously, at this point, we would just rather go back to the Subway Tuna to be safe.

Burger King Big Fish

This Big Fish from Burger King contains 510 calories, 28g of total fat, and a whopping 1,180mg of sodium. That’s almost the sodium total of 2 Subway Tunas.

McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish

This is a popular alternative, and it doesn’t even have as many calories with just 380 calories. You only get 18g of fat, and even the sodium level is lower at 580mg.

But here’s the thing: there’s really nothing here except for a handful of ingredients. There’s the fish filet patty on the regular bun, the tartar sauce, and a half-slice of American Cheese. That’s it.

You’ll certainly miss all the veggies you’re used to in the Subway Tuna.

Jersey Mike’s Tuna Fish

With the 42g of fat, it’s not looking good.

Sure, it has the celery, along with a dash of pepper. That’s it, aside from the tuna and mayo.

Long John Silver’s Crispy Fish Sandwich

It looked good with the 400 calories until we squinted at the nutritional table and found the sodium content at 1,230mg. Seriously, we almost had a heart attack just reading that.

Final Words

I don’t know about you, so you can eat what you want. But I like my Subway Tuna, so leave me alone, okay?