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Makhani – Spicy Mughlai Simmer Sauce

Contains sodium benzoate

This small-batch tomato, cream and ghee sauce uses freshly ground spices. It lists sugar and cane sugar despite the no-added-sugar claim, and contains sodium benzoate; the allergen statement names milk and tree nuts.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$17.00 16oz · lowest price at Mumbai to MAINE
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Tomato puree (tomato paste, citric acid, less than 2% salt), fresh onions, water, ghee (contains cow's milk), cream, chicken stock [contains less than 2% of: carrots, celery, onions, salt, dehydrated chicken broth, cane sugar, natural flavoring, dehydrated onions, yeast extract, chicken fat], lime juice concentrate (lime juice from concentrate, sodium benzoate), salt, garlic, Kashmiri chili powder, ginger (ginger, dextrose, glycerin, fructose, sea salt, ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, citric acid), sugar, fresh lime juice, fresh cilantro, cayenne, turmeric, spices
59 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 3 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%82
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 59
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 82 · Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Tomato-cream sauce with sugar, flavoring, sodium benzoate and xanthan gum
Sourcing 50 · The brand says small batches, but gives no ingredient origin or farming standards
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes natural flavoring and unnamed spices
Sugar and cane sugar despite the no-added-sugar claim
Contains sodium benzoate and xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomato puree (tomato paste, citric acid, less than 2% salt) Fresh onions Water Ghee (contains cow's milk) Cream Chicken stock [contains less than 2% of: carrots Celery Onions Salt Dehydrated chicken broth Cane sugar Natural flavoring Dehydrated onions Yeast extract Chicken fat] Lime juice concentrate (lime juice from concentrate, sodium benzoate) Salt Garlic Kashmiri chili powder Ginger (ginger, dextrose, glycerin, fructose, sea salt, ascorbic acid, xanthan gum, citric acid) Sugar Fresh lime juice Fresh cilantro Cayenne Turmeric Spices
26 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 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.
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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