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Tomato Sauce

Contains added sugar

Tomato puree is the base, and the sauce is made without garlic or onion extracts. Each tablespoon has 4 g added sugar and the ingredients include sodium benzoate and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeVegetarianContains corn
$3.99 lowest price at Indian Market
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
25caloriesPer serving · 1 Tbsp (16g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
140mg
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR, SALT, ACETIC ACID, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM IODATE
48 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%40
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 48
Nutrition 40 · 4 g added sugar per 1 Tbsp; otherwise typical for ready meals and sauces
Ingredients 66 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Modified cornstarch, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate and natural flavors
Sourcing 50 · No origin or growing practices stated for the tomatoes
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors are unspecified
4 g added sugar per tablespoon
Contains sodium benzoate
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE) SUGAR SALT ACETIC ACID MODIFIED CORNSTARCH XANTHAN GUM SODIUM BENZOATE NATURAL FLAVORS POTASSIUM IODATE
9 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
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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