Season Brand's Boneless & Skinless Sardines in Pure Olive Oil Review

I grew up eating sardines as a kid, so I don't find them disgusting like some people do. I buy them every now and then to eat as a snack or when I want a quick way to get some protein in my diet. I used to just pick up any old brand without thinking twice, but the sardines were often bitter or just plain nasty.

So when I saw that Whole Foods carried Season, a brand I'd never heard of, I just decided to try them to see if they would taste different.

Price of
Season Brand's Boneless & Skinless Sardines in Pure Olive Oil

The sardines come in an olive green generic looking box, and the 4.375 oz container costs $2.69.

Claims for
Season Brand's Boneless & Skinless Sardines in Pure Olive Oil

The package says that the sardines contain .8 grams of Omega-3 fatty acids per serving and is high in protein. It also comes with an easy open lid that is made of a thick film that was actually quite easy to open without oil and fish juice spilling everywhere.

Ingredients in
Season Brand's Boneless & Skinless Sardines in Pure Olive Oil

The ingredients are sardines, olive oil and salt. The sardines are a product of Morocco and are wild caught.

Nutrition Facts for
Season Brand's Boneless & Skinless Sardines in Pure Olive Oil

A ¼ cup serving (the package holds 2 servings) contains 120 calories, 60 fat calories and 7g of total fat. It has 1.5g of saturated fat, 0g of trans fat. 24mg of cholesterol, 110 mg of sodium, 0g of carbs, fiber, and sugar, & 12g of protein.

It also has 2% DV of Vitamin A & C, and 6% of the DV of iron and calcium.

Taste of
Season Brand's Boneless & Skinless Sardines in Pure Olive Oil

I wasn't expecting a lot from Season's because they are only sardines, but I really liked them a lot. They're the best brand I've tried so far. I recently had a can by Bumble Bee's which only cost a little over a buck, but they were very skimpy and bitter. I also had a can of King Oscar's which cost more than Season's, it was much better than Bumble Bee's but it didn't taste as good as Season's.

Season's sardines were actually very meaty almost like tuna, but not as dry and a bit more fragile. One of the cans I bought had about three headless, tail-less medium sized sardines in my can. They have a mild flavor that wasn't overly salt or fishy. And there was no bitter taste to these, they just tasted like a lean piece of fish. The olive oil was also really good, it kept the sardines from tasting too dry and gave it a mild flavor.

In the End...

I'm going to be buying Season's sardines here on out, though I'll probably get the ones that have the skin and bones included. But I tried these straight out of the can, in a salad, and with a little Dijon mustard and all three ways were good. I give them 5 out of 5 stars.