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al Dente Pasta Sauce

Contains sunflower oil

This sauce uses vine-ripened tomatoes and onions sautéed in olive oil. It also contains sunflower oil and sugar, and provides 480 mg sodium per serving.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$12.00 125g · lowest price at Sciabica Family California Olive Oil
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup
Protein
2g
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
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Sodium
480mg▲
Saturated fat
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Ingredients: Vine-ripened fresh tomatoes, fresh sauteed onions in extra virgin olive oil and sunflower oil, carrot puree, garlic puree, salt, sugar, basil, seasonings, naturally derived citric acid
70 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%74
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 70
Nutrition 74 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (480 mg); 8 g added sugar per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 82 · Sunflower oil, 2nd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Prepared tomato sauce with oil, sugar and seasonings
Sourcing 70 · Tomatoes are vine-ripened; no growing region is stated
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list, but seasonings are not specified
Contains sunflower oil
Contains sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
ClearShelf standard−18 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Vine-ripened fresh tomatoes Fresh sauteed onions in extra virgin olive oil and sunflower oil Carrot puree Garlic puree Salt Sugar Basil Seasonings Naturally derived citric acid
9 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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