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Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce, Vegetarian GF, 12.5 oz

Contains safflower oil

A mild vegetarian tikka masala sauce with a full ingredient list and 1 g added sugar per serving. It contains milk and safflower oil.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)VegetarianKetoContains dairy
$5.99 12.5 oz · lowest price at Natures Pick Market
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (56g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
1g
Sodium
260mg
Saturated fat
2g
From the product label
Ingredients: Water, *Tomato Paste (Fresh Vine-Ripened Tomatoes), Milk, Buttermilk (Cultured Lowfat Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3), Cream, *Safflower Oil, *Ginger, Unsalted Butter (Cream, Natural Flavor), *Spices (including *Paprika), *Garlic, *Cane Sugar, Sea Salt, *Lemon Juice Concentrate, *Cilantro, *Serrano Chili, *Organic Tapioca Starch, *Fenugreek Leaves
72 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 25%86
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 72
Nutrition 75 · Typical for ready meals and sauces per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 86 · Safflower oil, 6th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Simmer sauce with dairy, safflower oil, sugar and tapioca starch
Sourcing 50 · No ingredient origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list, but no specific sourcing claims
Contains safflower oil
1 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for safflower 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 *Tomato Paste (Fresh Vine-Ripened Tomatoes) Milk Buttermilk (Cultured Lowfat Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3) Cream *Safflower Oil *Ginger Unsalted Butter (Cream, Natural Flavor) *Spices (including *Paprika) *Garlic *Cane Sugar Sea Salt *Lemon Juice Concentrate *Cilantro *Serrano Chili *Organic Tapioca Starch *Fenugreek Leaves
17 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
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.
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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