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King Oscar Extra Virgin Olive Oil With Spicy Cracked Pepper Sardines: Food Integrity analysis
Quick answer
High integrity
King Oscar extra virgin olive oil with spicy cracked pepper sardines received a Food Integrity Score of 88 out of 100 (high integrity). This reflects minimal processing and low additive load. This label stays refreshingly simple, with sardines, extra virgin olive oil, peppercorns, and salt doing normal kitchen jobs. The one vague line, black pepper flavoring, is the main thing worth a closer look, and sodium is moderate-to-high for one serving. Fine to enjoy occasionally, and easy to make even cleaner at home. Main considerations include vague black pepper flavoring and moderately high sodium per serving. Simpler options: Choose a version that lists only fish, oil, peppercorns, and salt; pair with fresh vegetables or whole grains to balance the sodium.
Food Integrity Score 88/100
What stood out on the label?
- Minimal processing
- Low additive load
- Transparency: High
What to watch?
- Vague black pepper flavoring
- Moderately high sodium per serving
Simpler options to consider
- Choose a version that lists only fish, oil, peppercorns, and salt
- Pair with fresh vegetables or whole grains to balance the sodium
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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details
Product facts
- Product
- King Oscar Extra Virgin Olive Oil With Spicy Cracked Pepper Sardines
- Brand
- King Oscar
- Category
- Seafood (source: Canned Seafood)
- GTIN / UPC
00034800006559- Serving size
- 76 g
- Source data — ingredients
- Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
- Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
- Data last verified
Food Integrity results
Extra Virgin Olive Oil With Spicy Cracked Pepper Sardines
King Oscar
High integrity
Warning Signs
Black pepper flavoring is a vague flavor input, and sodium runs fairly high at about 320 mg per serving.
Consider This
The flavoring line is the only real formulation signal here; the rest reads like a simple, recognizable tin of fish.
Good Substitutes
Pair plain smoked sardines with your own cracked peppercorns and a good olive oil for a cleaner, fully recognizable version.
Overall Assessment
High integrityThis label stays refreshingly simple, with sardines, extra virgin olive oil, peppercorns, and salt doing normal kitchen jobs. The one vague line, black pepper flavoring, is the main thing worth a closer look, and sodium is moderate-to-high for one serving. Fine to enjoy occasionally, and easy to make even cleaner at home.
Key Highlights
What stood out
- Vague black pepper flavoring
- Moderately high sodium per serving
Family Watchlist
Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.
- Black pepper flavoring — Vague flavoring with unspecified composition.
Highest concern ingredients
- Black pepper flavoring (5/10) — Vague flavor input that is not fully specified.
- Salt (1/10) — Sodium content is the practical consideration.
Better choice tips
- Choose a version that lists only fish, oil, peppercorns, and salt.
- Pair with fresh vegetables or whole grains to balance the sodium.
Ingredients
Ingredient list
LIGHTLY SMOKED BRISLING SARDINES, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, WHOLE AND CRACKED PEPPERCORNS (RED, WHITE, GREEN, BLACK), SALT, BLACK PEPPER FLAVORING
Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.
Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.
Black pepper flavoringConcern 5/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Additive · Vague label term
What this is
Vague ingredient
Processing category
Processed
Main concern area
Family Watchlist
Why it matters
Flavorings are broad and not fully specified on the label.
Additional note
Vague flavoring input; exact source and composition not specified.
Family watchlist
Vague flavor input with unspecified composition.
SaltConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food
What this is
Simple food
Processing category
Whole food
Why it matters
Common seasoning; sodium content is the practical thing to note.
Additional note
Basic seasoning; sodium is the main nutritional consideration.
Lightly smoked brisling sardinesConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food
What this is
Simple food
Processing category
Whole food
Why it matters
Recognizable whole-fish base with no added formulation.
Additional note
Whole fish, lightly smoked as a category-normal preparation.
Extra virgin olive oilConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food
What this is
Simple food
Processing category
Whole food
Why it matters
Traditional, minimally processed oil with a recognizable name.
Additional note
Cold-pressed olive oil, a recognizable pantry fat.
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Whole and cracked peppercorns (red, white, green, black)Concern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food
What this is
Simple food
Processing category
Whole food
Why it matters
Recognizable spice with a clear identity.
Additional note
Whole and cracked peppercorns, a simple spice.
Food Integrity is an ingredient-based analysis to help you compare products. It is not a medical safety rating or a health claim. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.
How this product may fit different goals
The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.
Heart-Healthy Eating
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Added-sodium ingredients (Mentions "salt". See ingredients for details.)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
GLP-1 Eating Support
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Appetite & Portion Awareness
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Workout Recovery
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Strength & Protein Focus
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Vegetarian
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Meat/seafood ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Vegan
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Plant-Based
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Pescatarian
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Pescatarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Seafood ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Carb Lifestyle
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Keto-Style Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Minimally Processed Eating
MixedDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Family watchlist items (Black pepper flavoring)
This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.
Whole-Food Focused Eating
MixedDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Family watchlist items (Black pepper flavoring)
This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.
Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods
MixedDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Family watchlist items (Black pepper flavoring)
This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.
Mediterranean-Style Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Mediterranean-Style Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Mediterranean-style ingredients (Mentions "olive oil", "extra virgin olive", "olive". See ingredients for details.)
Paleo-Style Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Paleo-Style Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Healthy Fat Focus
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Healthy Fat Focus, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Healthy fat ingredients (Mentions "olive oil", "extra virgin olive", "sardine". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Spike Stability
NeutralMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the Food Integrity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Low Sugar Lifestyle
NeutralMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the Food Integrity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Athletic Fueling
NeutralAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the Food Integrity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
Low Gluten Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the Food Integrity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis
What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates
The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.
Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter
Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.
Who may prioritize Food Integrity
Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.
How Food Integrity differs from Longevity
Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.
Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too
The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.
Common questions about this product
Is King Oscar Extra Virgin Olive Oil With Spicy Cracked Pepper Sardines highly processed?
Food Integrity lists processing level as Minimal processing. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.
Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?
Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.
How much fiber is in one serving?
King Oscar Extra Virgin Olive Oil With Spicy Cracked Pepper Sardines shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.
Does it contain added sugar?
King Oscar Extra Virgin Olive Oil With Spicy Cracked Pepper Sardines: 0g added sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.
What helped the Longevity Score?
Key positives called out in the analysis include: Lean protein from whole sardines; Olive oil as the fat source; Short, recognizable ingredient list.
What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?
Key concerns noted include: Sodium is moderate per serving; Some saturated fat from fish oil and salt; Contains added black pepper flavoring.
Who might evaluate this product differently?
People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same seafood differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.
Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
- Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
- How the Longevity Score is calculated
- How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
- Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
- Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
- Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information
Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.
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