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Walden Farms Pasta Sauce

Contains canola oil

This tomato-based sauce has 0 calories and 0 g sugar per serving. It contains canola oil, natural flavors and thickening agents; the description says it is sweetened with sucralose, which is not listed among the ingredients.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)Dairy-free
$5.19 lowest price at Netrition
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 2 tbsp (30g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
1g▲
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
20mg▲
Saturated fat
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▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Water, artichoke hearts, tomato paste, salt, distilled vinegar, natural flavors, canola oil, lemon juice, garlic puree, citric acid, propylene glycol alginate, onion powder, gellan gum, tomato concentrate, sodium citrate, basil, black pepper, natural extract of turmeric
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Product details
PackagingGlass bottlesGlass
“COLD WEATHER ALERT: During the very cold Winter months, Walden Farms glass bottles can freeze and break.” — the product page
71 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%99
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 71
Nutrition 99 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (20 mg), more fiber (1 g); no added sugar per 2 tbsp
Ingredients 82 · Canola oil, 7th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Propylene glycol (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Formulated sauce with natural flavors, gums and other additives
Sourcing 35 · Canola oil is a refined commodity; ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but it includes natural flavors and additives
Contains canola oil
Contains natural flavors
Description says sucralose; not in ingredient list
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for propylene glycol, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for canola 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
Water Artichoke hearts Tomato paste Salt Distilled vinegar Natural flavors Canola oil Lemon juice Garlic puree Citric acid Propylene glycol alginate Onion powder Gellan gum Tomato concentrate Sodium citrate Basil Black pepper Natural extract of turmeric
18 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 3 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.
Propylene glycol (E1520)CarrierLimited risk
Solvent for flavourings; considered safe in small amounts, with an acceptable daily intake set by EFSA.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Gellan gum (E418)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA found no safety concern in 2018.
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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