Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Olive Oil, 3.75 oz. Cans (Pack of 18), Wild Caught Canned Sardines, Packaging May Vary

Buy these in bulk to supplement protein intake. Very healthy, last forever. They are little fish but look great, taste fresh. Cans don't leak. Get them and eat as is with some saltines or on a salad

Love to get these when they’re on sale. Flavor is as expected, not overly salty. Health benefits outweigh the taste all day ~ hands down. Not my favorite food but again, I can add these to my diet for the outstanding health benefits 💯 Sometimes I fry them. Highly recommend

I consume sardines for health reasons 3 times a week. I'm a long time user of the Beach Cliff varieties of sardines but this is the first time I've tried this Chicken of the Sea brand. I've never gotten into purchasing the more expensive varieties of sardines available, just the inexpensive bargain brands. I used to find some killer deals on Beach Cliff sardines on Amazon but I have not seen any deep discounts lately. I purchased two 18 pack cartons of these Chicken of the Sea sardines. One of the cartons was broken and had sardines spilling out, however only one of the tins inside was actually damaged in transit. The Beach Cliff sardines I have bought in the past are good quality and inexpensive. They usually come as 3 larger sized sardines to a tin in different flavors, and they also sell tiny sardines called sprats as one of their varieties. Probably the worst quality sardines I've bought have been those Chinese import brands. These Chicken of the Sea sardines are Polish caught fish. These are not large fish, but they are not tiny like sprats. The overall taste with the olive oil added is excellent, better than the more bland tasting flavor of the Beach Cliff varieties I've had in the past. These sardines kind of fall apart as you take them out of the tin, so you will probably need a fork to eat them. At a dollar a tin these looked like a great deal, however they added a lot of olive oil along with the fish, probably too much in my opinion. You finish eating the sardines and there is a lot of liquid left behind. Beach Cliff really does a better job packing the tins full with fish and not having excess liquid left behind in their product. Different brands of sardines have firm, whole fish that you can dig out with your fingers as a snack, however the fact that these sardines kind of break up and fall apart as you eat them does not bother me. I find this Chicken of the Sea variety with olive oil tasty and I may buy them again. update (11/18/2025) I'm finishing off the two cases I bought of this sardine variety. The weather is cooler now and when I eat these the fish are cold and the contents mushy. Some of the tins have better quality fish than the others. A large percentage of these Chicken of the sea sardine tins look better suited for pet food, not human consumption. The fish inside are totally mashed up and barely look like sardines. I would eat these in the summertime and the contents tasted better.

These sardines are delicious and they are a great value as well.

I have ordered from this brand, I think, seven times now. I have always received high quality cans, only two single cans of which were ever dented, and the expiration dates have been consistently great I have tried the lemon variety, and the mustard variety too, so I'll add some comments on them --- For the Lemon kind - It really wasn't that lemony at all, to a disappointing degree. They were good, yeah, but were kind of the same as the 'in oil' kind with just a HINT of lemon. I wasn't impressed, personally. But the quality of the sardines themselves was still there. 3/5 stars For the mustard kind - These were really good. The mustard wasn't too strong or overpowering. But the sardines were ever-so-slightly dry (which is usually the case with any kind not packaged in oil, I guess?) They were still really good anyway though. 4/5 stars I've tried probably four different brands, and I think this brand is my favorite so far. Also, I like that they source the sardines from a more reputable area I will say, this last batch I ordered seems to be a little saltier than the previous batches I got. That's not REALLY a complaint, though. But it is something I noticed. Again, I don't consider that a bad thing Aside from being a very easy, very convenient meal, (I pair a can with some crackers or bread to soak up the oil) and I didn't actually know/realize this before, but sardines are a really good source of collagen. So, along with the protein and omega-3s and all that, the collagen is something I consider a nice bonus I really don't think you'll be disappointed with this brand. And the price you pay for the amount you get seems like a really good deal to me Edit - I have now also tried the Lightly Smoked kind. Like some other reviewers mentioned, I really couldn't taste any smokey-ness. They just tasted like sardines in neutral oil. So, 5/5 for the sardines, but, I guess, 0/5 for the smokey aspect since it just wasn't there (at least not in the batch I got(?)) The quality is always great with this brand, though, so that's something