Bonta -198

BONTA: IN OLIVE OIL

APPEARANCE:

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NUTRITION:

Calories-
Fat Cal-
Total Fat-
Sat Fat-

Protein- 

Cholesterol- 

Sodium- 

PRODUCT OF:
Spain


INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Olive Oil, Salt


PRICE:


OVERALL:

No strong aroma upon opening. Four plump fish to the tin. A mild-tasting fish with a medium texture,. Fish holds its shape well while removed from the tin. Olive oil compliments the fish, with no lingering oil flavor. A clean-tasting fish with no strong flavors or aftertaste. Not a spiny fish, a meaty fish. A good tin of fish. 4 1/2 sardines

Kerbriant - 176

KERBRIANT: IN OLIVE OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:
N/A

PRODUCT OF:
France

INGREDIENTS:
N/A

PRICE: 




OVERALL:

A fish aroma upon opening. Five medium fish to the tin. A medium textured fish, saltiness lets itself known. A mild flavor fish. The aftertaste is a watery oil taste that dispenses quickly. A meaty fish would be a great tin for newbie sardine eaters. 4 sardines.

Anny- 167

ANNY: IN VEGETABLE OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:
serv. 2
Calories- 916kj/255kcal
Total Fat- 4.5g
Sat. Fat- 2.8g
Cholest. 25mg
Protein- 22,3g

PRODUCT OF:
Morrocco


INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Vegetable Oil, Salt


PRICE:
1.29



OVERALL:
Three plump fish to the tin. A very faint oil aroma upon opening. A meaty fish with a mild texture. A faint fishy taste on the first bite followed up with a subtle sour note. Not a spiny fish. May would be a better tin with a dish. 2 Sardines

The African King- 166

THE AFRICAN KING: IN VEGETABLE OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:
serv. 2
Calories- 100
Fat Caories- 70
Total Fat- 7g
Sat. Fat- 1.5g
Cholest. 25mg
Sodium- 280mg
Protein- 13g


PRODUCT OF:
Morocco

INGREDIENTS:
Sardines, Vegetable Oil, Salt


PRICE:
1.48

OVERALL:
Three plump, scaled fish to the tin. A faint, almost undetectable oil aroma upon opening. A meaty fish. No strong fishy taste or after. Salt is noticed in this tin, does not overtake the fish, nor does the oil. A medium-textured fish. A mild-tasting fish. Would eat again. 3 1/2 sardines.

RIGA GOLD- 67

RIGA GOLD: SMOKED IN OLIVE OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

Calories- 110

Fat Calories- 90

Total Fat-10g

Sat. Fat- 3g

Cholesterol- 18mg

Sodium- 165mg

Protein- 5g

PRODUCT OF:

Latvia

INGREDIENTS:

Smoked Sprats, Canola Oil, Salt

PRICE:

OVERALL:

A very attractive tin of fish. A smokey aroma hits you on opening; a great textured fish, lovely smoke flavor(almost a charred smoke). 25 little fish to the tin. These little guys are just exploding with flavor. Their tails are still attached; tails are a little dry, jerky-like texture, like a chip without the crunch. Salt is very prominent. No after-taste, just a clean, crisp taste of goodness. A great tin of fish, I will be eating these again. I give these guys a strong 5 sardine rating.

RIGA GOLD: SPRATS IN OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

Cal- 285

Total Fat- 26g

Cholesterol- 30mg

Sodium- 300mg

Potassium- 152mg

Protein- 12g

PRODUCT OF:

Latvia

INGREDIENTS:

Smoked Sprats, Vegetable Oil, Salt

PRICE:

OVERALL:

A slight difference to the can. These guys are smoked too, only they left that part out on the header. Same as above. Would and will eat again. Thirty fish to the tin. These guys get 5 sardines.

Ralph Henry stated in his blog that he really sums these tins up. "If you have never had Russian smoked sardines, you have not lived a full life, and your wife should be scolded."

RIGA GOLD IN TOMATO

CLASICO - 20

CLASICO: LIGHTLY SMOKED IN SOYBEAN OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION: 

Calories- 90

 Calories from fat- 35g

 Total fat- 4g 

Sat. fat- 0.5g 

Cholesterol- 40mg 

Sodium- 290mg

 Protein- 13g

  PRODUCT OF:

THAILAND 

  INGREDIENTS: 

Soybean oil, Salt, Smoke flavor 

  PRICE: .60

  OVERALL: Five to a tin appears appealing. It stops with the appearance. The fish is very soft, turns to mush in your mouth, not a pleasant flavor, the smoke flavor is very mild, a very bland fish. Would not eat again. They get no fish. 

  CLASICO: IN HOT TOMATO SAUCE

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

Calories- 60

 Calories from fat- 1.5g

Total fat- 2g 

Cholesterol- 40mg 

Sodium- 280mg 

Carbohydrate- 2g

 Protein- 9g 

  PRODUCT OF: 

THAILAND 

  INGREDIENTS:

Sardines, Tomato paste, Chili, Water, Salt 

  PRICE: .60 

  OVER ALL: Very tomatoey aroma upon opening, four to a can, sauce a little on the sour side. Fish does not have a good texture at all. the very bland sauce has a very nice heat. "Only thing they have going for them" Would not eat again. No sardines for these. 

  CLASICO: IN MUSTARD

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION: 

Calories- 70 

Calories from fat- 25g 

Total fat- 2.5g 

Cholesterol- 65mg

 Sodium- 510mg 

Carbohydrate-2g 

Protein-9g 

  PRODUCT OF:

THAILAND 

  INGREDIENTS: 

Sardines, Water, Mustard, Starch, Vinegar, Sugar, Salt

  PRICE: .60 

  OVERALL: 

A Slight mustard aroma upon opening, five to a can ( While checking to see how many ways in the tin, my fork dug into a huge cluster of scales, the tin was full of damn scales. Being a trooper, I went ahead and tasted the sardines after removing some scales.)very soft fish, mustard is very twangy, not pleasant at all. These guys get no sardines. Would not get it again..

BRIVAIS VILNIS -16

BRIVAIS VILNIS: LIGHTLY SMOKED IN OIL


APPEARANCE:



NUTRITION:
Calories- 143
Total fat- 11g
Sat fat- 3g
Protein- 2g


PRODUCT OF: Latvia


INGREDIENTS:
SARDINES,VEG.OIL,SALT

PRICE:1.99


OVERALL:
A very appealing, almost sweet aroma upon opening. Appears to be half a bay leaf with them, three large pieces of fish. ( I'm usually very turned off by large chunks of fish like this in a tin) I forgot I was eating sardines, a soft textured fish; the flavor is so mild and flavorful. Can't taste any smoke flavoring. No aftertaste at all, very clean-tasting fish. Would definitely eat again. I give these guys five-strong fish.

BRIVAIS VILNIS: SPRATS IN OIL

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:
Calories- 143
Fat Calories- 99
Total Fat- 11g
Saturated Fat- 3g
Cholesterol- 0mg
Sodium- 350mg
Protein- 2g

PRODUCT OF:
Latvia

INGREDIENTS:
Smoked Fish, Vegetable Oil, Food Salt

PRICE:
2.29

OVERALL:
The smoke aroma hits you hard on the opening can. Nice little crossed fish to the can, very appealing.
 25 fish to the can. A deep flavor, the smoke flavor really compliments the fish. A great textured fish, the flavor just burst in your mouth. Fish almost melts in like butter in your mouth. A nice clean after taste, not spiny at all. These little fish leave you wanting another can. 5 strong sardines.

PORT SIDE-10

PORT SIDE:IN MUSTARD APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION: 

N/A 

  PRODUCT OF:

 CANADA

  INGREDIENTS:

sardines,water,mustard flour,acetic acid,modified corn starch,salt,turmeric &turmeric extactive,xanthan gum & spices. 

  PRICE:.89

  OVERALL:

No odor upon opening. Six to a tin. Mild mustard sauce, fish on the soft side, decent taste. Other than an extra tail just laying in the tin. Pretty good little tin of fish, for the price. Would eat again. 2 1/2 sardines.

PORT SIDE: IN SOYBEAN OIL APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION: PRODUCT OF: 

Canada 

  INGREDIENTS: 

 Sardines, Soybean Oil 

  PRICE: 

OVERALL: 

 A sardine aroma upon opening. Three large fish to the tin. A very meaty fish, not the firmest fish out there, Just a classic North American tasting Sardine. Just plain simple and filling. No fishy aftertaste nor taste. Not a spiny tin of fish. A good tin of fish. I would eat again. I'm going to give these guys 4 sardines, for taste, and half a sardine for having that classic Sardine taste that I remember eating as a kid.

PORT SIDE: IN HOT SAUCE APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION: 

PRODUCT OF: 

Canada 

  INGREDIENTS: Sardines, Water, Maltodextrin, Acetic Acid, Spice Extractives, Salt, Paprika, Modified cornstarch, Xantham Gum, Polysorbate 80, Caramel Color. 

  PRICE: 

OVERALL:

A very faint spice aroma upon opening. Four medium fish to the tin. A meaty fish, a mild taste upon the first bite. The heat does not rush up on to you, it only creeps. The fish is a tad on the soft side, not a spiny fish, nice heat flavor. Not a vinegary sour sauce. I would eat again. 4 Sardines.

Polar-9

POLAR: LIGHTLY SMOKED IN OIL APPEARANCE: NUTRITION: 

Nutrition Calories 150 

Calories From Fat 100 

Total Fat 11g 

Saturated Fat 5g 

Cholesterol 36mg

 Sodium 340mg 

Total Carb. 1.5g 

Protein 10g

 Calcium 15%

 Iron 3% 

PRODUCT OF: 

China

 INGREDIENTS:

Sardines, Soybean oil, Salt, Smoked flavor 

PRICE:

$1.00 

 OVERALL:

Three to a can. No strong aroma upon opening. looks pretty decent. lots of oil, a hint of smoke flavor, has an unpleasant aftertaste I just can't place my finger on. Would not eat again 1/2 sardine and that's really too much POLAR: IN TOMATO SAUCE APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION:

 Calories 100 

Calories From Fat 40 

Total Fat 5g 

Sat. Fat 1.5g 

Cholesterol 48mg 

Sodium 390mg 

Total Carb 1.5g 

Sugars 1.5g

 Protein 13g 

 PRODUCT OF: 

China

INGREDIENTS: 

Sardines, tomato paste, soybean oil, sugar, salt, spices, monosodium glutamate. contains soy

PRICE:$1.00 

OVERALL:

Four to a can. All I can say, is these are ass in a tin. They get no sardine. 

   POLAR: IN MUSTARD

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION: 

Calories 120 

Calories From Fat 55

 Total Fat 6g 

Sat. Fat 3g 

Cholest. 48mg 

Sodium 390mg 

Total Carb 1.5g 

Sugars 1.5g 

Protein 13g

PRODUCT OF: 

China

  INGREDIENTS:

Sardines, water, mustard powder, modified starch, distilled vinegar, soybean oil, xanthan gum, sugar, salt, spices, monosodium glutamate. soy 

 PRICE:

$1.OO 

OVERALL:

Four to a can looks like puke in a tin. Smells like it looks. Firm fish. Skip the ass on a cracker, and go straight to shit on one. This gets the first negative sardine I've given out.

POLAR: BRISTLINGS IN OLIVE OIL 

APPEARANCE:

NUTRITION: 

Calories 120 

 Total Fat 9g 

Sat. Fat 2g 

Cholest. 50mg 

Sodium 310mg

Carb 0g  

Sugars 0g 

Protein 10g

INGREDIENTS:

SMOKED BRISLING SARDINES, REFINED OLIVE OIL, SALT

PRICE:

1.88

 OVERALL:

The smoke aroma hits hard, upon opening. A double-layer tin with 16 fish to the can. (there were only five on the bottom layer, plenty of room for more fish) A firm fish, Smoke flavor hits you on first bite, not a spiny fish, a firm-textured fish. No fishy taste or after. A smokey aftertaste lingers for a bit. A clean-tasting fish. I would eat again. 4 1/2 Sardines.