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Saag – Punjabi Spinach Simmer Sauce

Contains sodium benzoate

A spinach, broccoli and cream simmer sauce with freshly ground spices. It also contains grapeseed oil, sugar, maltodextrin and sodium benzoate, despite the no-preservatives claim.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesVegetarianContains dairyContains soyContains wheat
$17.00 16oz · lowest price at Mumbai to MAINE
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Spinach, Organic Vegetable Stock (vegetables, and vegetable juice concentrate [carrots, celery, onion, tomato], salt, soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, alcohol), cane sugar, maltodextrin, yeast extract, potato starch, onion powder, garlic powder, spice), Fresh Onions, Broccoli, Concentrated Lime Juice (lime juice concentrate, sodium benzoate), Cream, Organic Tomato Paste (tomato paste, salt), Garlic, Grapeseed Oil, Ginger Paste (ginger, dextrose, glycerin, fructose, sea salt, ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, citric acid), Sugar, Ghee (cow's milk), Fresh Cilantro, Fresh Green Chilis
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 5 claims verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 15%45
Sourcing · counts 10%60
Transparency · counts 15%67
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 76 · Grapeseed oil, 9th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 45 · Sauce with grapeseed oil, maltodextrin, sodium benzoate and gums
Sourcing 60 · Organic stock and tomato paste; the brand says spices are freshly ground
Transparency 67 · Full ingredient list and specific making and regional-origin claims
Sodium benzoate despite the no-preservatives claim
Contains grapeseed oil, maltodextrin and sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for benzoates, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−10 for grapeseed oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Spinach Organic Vegetable Stock (vegetables And vegetable juice concentrate [carrots Celery Onion Tomato] Salt Soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, alcohol), cane sugar, maltodextrin, yeast extract, potato starch, onion powder, garlic powder, spice) Fresh Onions Broccoli Concentrated Lime Juice (lime juice concentrate, sodium benzoate) Cream Organic Tomato Paste (tomato paste, salt) Garlic Grapeseed Oil Ginger Paste (ginger, dextrose, glycerin, fructose, sea salt, ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, citric acid) Sugar Ghee (cow's milk) Fresh Cilantro Fresh Green Chilis
20 ingredients 2 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives8 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.
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.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; 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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