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Commentor Name:	Caitlion
Comments left:	I randomly came across Tuna Twist on a blog today and discovered that it contained soy protein, also known as textured vegetable protein (TVP) which was right on the cusp of becoming common in processed foods in 1976. TVP was approved for school lunches in 1971, but I haven't found any products which were majority TVP like Tuna Twist likely was (it's not the celery or the onion twins that are bulking up the tuna, after all). ADM, one of the largest soybean processors and the first to bring TVP to market, was almost certainly the company that produced the soy protein used in Tuna Twist. I haven't found any information that people with soy allergies had deadly reactions, but Tuna Twist was investigated in August 1976 by LA County Preventative Health Services office after six reports of gastric distress and elevated heart rates, which led several West Coast grocers to stop carrying it. I don't know when Nabisco discontinued it. But it seems to have made a comeback in the 80s? Maybe with the soy protein removed, or with better labeling? Some soy processing methods can cause gastric distress as well, so maybe ADM refined their TVP product. Anyways, for anyone reading this in 2021 and beyond, try adding some finely chopped TVP to your tuna (and all the spices people above have recommended) and see what you think. You can find it at any grocery store; Bob's Red Mill packages it.
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