canned fish

Canned fish is an alternative to fresh fish. Although it is not the same in terms of taste and in many other aspects, this alternative can be useful at many times. There are foods such as  canned sardines that have a great nutritional value and are ready in the pantry for those dinners when we do not feel like cooking or those meals when we are in a hurry. The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) elaborated a few weeks ago the best options of canned sardines for their value for money.

The best three cans of sardines in olive oil according to the OCU

The OCU usually makes rankings of different basic foods to guide users and get an idea of the products by price, quality and taste. A few weeks ago they published their  analysis of 19 brands of sardines in olive oil to establish a podium with the three best.

Like tuna or mussels, cans of sardines are very popular in Spanish pantries. This food is already prepared and can be stored for a long time to be used whenever it suits us best, whether it is a picnic where we take a sandwich and fill it with sardines, or to accompany our salad for a quick and nutritious dinner.

When it comes to choosing sardine cans, there are different groups, but the most important one is the canned sardines. best of all is sardines in their natural state or sardines in olive oil. Sardines in marinade, tomato, sunflower oil or any other alternative is not the healthiest option, so we will choose sardines in olive oil, or natural sardines to which we can add the quality oil.

Among the many options of sardines in olive oil, the  OCUhas placed in first place three white brand that cost less than nine euros per kilo, but are very tasty and nutritious.

First place: sardines in olive oil, Auchan brand (Alcampo)

With a score of 67 out of 100, cans of sardines from the ‘Alcampo’ brand ranked first. Your low price and its good qualification in criteria such as taste, nutritional value and others make it the outstanding option according to the OCU. Its price is 1.00 euro/can of 120 g.

Second place: sardines in olive oil Hacendado brand (Mercadona)

With a score of 65 out of 100, the famous Mercadona places its cans of sardines in olive oil in second position. The price is 1.90 euros/pack of 2 cans of 117 g and its  only drawback is that it could reduce the salt content which is higher than in other options.

Third place: sardines in olive oil by mara Nixe (Lidl)

With a score of 64 out of 100, and a price of 1.89 euros/pack of 2 cans of 125 g, Lidl closes the podium with the cheapest sardines in the study, but with a high quality. Like those of Mercadona, ideally they should have less salt, something that is usually a common denominator to improve in canned food, although due to the canning system it is difficult to do so.