The 9 Best Canned Sardines (2023 reviews)

These brisling sardines are amazing taste-wise. They are pretty tasty, the herbs, olive, and pepper bring good flavor to these sardines. The extra virgin olive oil makes this product appealing.

It can has two layers of small, bite-sized, silver fish that have a delicate fish flavor, and they have indiscernible bones. These have a nice flavor, firmness and just the right size fish. The fish are just the right size and the tomato sauce is delicious. These sardines are beautifully uniform, packed wonderfully in high quality olive oil. The 2 layers can has the smaller size sardines, and flavorful. This is the perfect sardine for eating right out of the can, spreading on crackers, or including in mixed green salads.

Why We Like This:

A delicious yet subtle flavor and magnificent texture
The most massively nutritious, delicious, protein and vitamin packed food available
Delicate, almost sweet flavor from the beautifully processed fish
Excellent with a little lime juice and finely chapped sweet onion

Best For Sardine lover: Season Canned Sardine

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The season canned sardine gives the top-tier sardine a run for their money by offering flagship specs at a much more affordable price. Steeped in olive oil without any odd flavors, the fish is moist, tender, and has slightly crunchy bones. These are incredibly tasty and go great over a hot bowl of rice and with some pickled vegetables on the side. It is perfect for a slice of baguette. The easy open container comes packed with 4 good sized fish in a light olive oil.

The inside rim of the box needs to be wider so that the fish comes out easily. They taste great, and the olive oil makes dressing a salad really easy. These have the scales and bones intact. It is great to bring at work to be eaten with crackers.

Why We Like This:

Exceptionally healthy and good tasting choice for a fast snack or added to
Foil top is easy to open
New and hot release

Best Olive Oil: Santo Amaro Canned Sardine

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A combination of european wild sardines, pure virgin olive oil, and sea salt is enough to give you a delectable eating experience. Santo Amaro only uses the best sardines that are hand packed in Portugal and processed in the traditional Portuguese style keeping the sardines fresh tasting and full of flavor.

These sardines with peri peri pepper in them really don’t taste like anything EXCEPT for the sardine. It comes with its careful selection and flash-seared process, santo amaro sardines wild caught locks in freshness from catching to canning. There's skin and bones, but they are tender and soft. The sardines have nice tender bones and the tomato sauce is tasty and not too sweet.

These have sunflower oil rather than olive which is a bit different. It also serves as an appetizer and snack and goes best with your favorite wine.

Why We Like This:

Great with saltines, a little 🍋, and tobasco sauce
Delicious flavor and good firm texture
Indulge in your guilt-free cravings with every serving of santo amaro
Tasty firm 5 -6 intact fish w/o heads or tails

Best For everyday consumption: Wild Planet Canned Sardine

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The wild planet canned sardine's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. Meaty, and scale-free, wild planet's wild sardines in extra virgin olive oil are delicious, tender, and have a light smokey flavor. They are free of the scales. These are large sardines, just three or four to a tin, and are complete with skin, fins and bone. They are also gluten-free, non-gmo and kosher pareve, so you can snack with confidence.

These are also gluten-free, non-gmo and ou kosher pareve, so you can snack with confidence. It's the most nutritious meals on the go.

Why We Like This:

Large, plump, slightly smoked, and preserved in high quality delicious olive oil
Delicious and easy to use and to open
Yummy and light on the pollutants

Best For dog: Crown Prince Canned Sardine

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The crown prince canned sardine's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. This product from morocco provides an excellent source of calcium and protein, and is available in a variety of flavors. There is an average of 4 sardines per can and has an easy pop top. The mustard is light, pleasant, slightly sweet and enhances rather than covering the sardines. They taste even better if you drizzle a bit of extra virgin olive oil on them. The flavor is fairly neutral and not too fishy.

The can is definitely hard to open. There is no BPA in the can lining. The sardines taste good, and the fish smell is not bad at all.

Why We Like This:

Firm texture, and the taste is is not overly fishy, unlike some other brands
Tender and smoky with a great texture
Tasty, economical, and a lot of food for the money

Best For cats: Chicken Of Sea Canned Sardine

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The chicken of sea canned sardine's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. THE SARDINES ARE PACKED IN A LOT OF WATER. They are small but whole sardines, with a delicate texture and good flavor. The canned fish are about 2" long (5 cm long) and could be almost any species. They are pretty tender and not dry or oily.

These are easy to open and tast fresh. The can is hard to open so the oil will spill each time however these sardines have a pleasant fresh fish and olive oil taste. They are healthy and nutritious. It's a healthy way to get some omega 3 a few times a week, so it is what it is.

Why We Like This:

Firm and flavorful, not mushy nor smelly
New and hot release

Best For any Sardine lover: Mina Canned Sardine

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The mina canned sardine's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. High quality wild caught sardines are one of the fish recommended for health and well being along with salmon, mackerel, and rainbow trout, smaller fish that don’t have high concentrations of mercury, like swordfish. The Mina Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an excellent canned sardine that comes in large pieces, has a good firm texture, and that has an excellent flavor. They are very tender, and quite savory.

These are very pure, mild-flavored sardines. There's just enough salt for a good taste straight from the can, or add a bit of your favorite sauce/seasoning to your liking. It is packed with premium moroccan extra virgin olive oil and a touch of sea salt. This is a great source of protein and omega-3 and also contain Vitamin D, calcium, iron, and potassium. They make a great topping on crackers, bread or a salad.

Why We Like This:

Ample quantity for more than one meal
Crazy flavoring or added salt/etc, pretty dang pure
Good investment for long term

Best For PREGNANCY: Seafood Aficionado Canned Sardine

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If you want nothing but the best desirable sardine, then seafood aficionado canned sardine is the one you should definitely consider, as it manages to bring a lot to the table. If you're ready to make a jump from some of the more reasonably priced brands and sample some top-shelf 'deens, this is a great way to sample some really excellent sardines. Seafood aficionado variety packs combine great tasting products of exceptional quality, each one hand selected and hand packaged to create the widest assortment of canned fish you can find anywhere.

The sardines are slightly large in size. They beat the living daylight out of the grocery store sardines. These would be good to wrap up and surprise a friend or leave a can in a friendly place to be found.

Why We Like This:

Huge sardiens with a light flavor and flaky texture
Good brand reputation

Best Flavor: Matiz Canned Sardine

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The matiz canned sardine should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. If you like to be adventurous with your sardines, perhaps you'll like the variety brand. The Matiz sardine variety pack allows you to try a few cans of their greatest hits. It can be enjoyed as-is, added to french breads with sliced avocado and lemon, or smeared with a garlic aioli to create a truly unforgettable taste.

The Matiz sardines are naturally rich in omega 3s and since they're packed in pure spanish olive oil or sunflower oil (lemon) you can trust the oil it's packed in too. The skins are pretty consistently a bit "beat up" looking rather than smooth and shiny. The lemon tastes lemony without overpowering the fish flavor. It comes with the easy open pull-tab lid, matiz sardines are convenient for hikes, travel or at home with some avocado and onion.

Why We Like This:

More protein, fewer tails, and less work
Sized, with around eight or ten in the can, nicely layered / packed
Meaty texture, seasoned nicely, and packed with good quality olive oil