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Red Enchilada Sauce, 8oz Can

Contains soybean oil

This ready-to-use sauce has tomato paste and ancho pepper, with 30 calories per 1/4 cup. It also contains soybean and sunflower oils, modified corn starch and natural flavors.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains soyContains corn
$1.79 8 oz · lowest price at Shop Goya
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (60g)
Protein
1g
Fiber
1g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
250mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Water, tomato paste, ancho pepper, white distilled vinegar, modified corn starch, soybean oil, sea salt, enchilada sauce flavor (sunflower oil, extractives of jalapeno and other natural flavors, medium chain triglycerides and mono-and diglycerides and spices), citric acid
64 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%80
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 64
Nutrition 80 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (250 mg); no added sugar per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 82 · Soybean oil, 6th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Mono- and diglycerides (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Modified starch, oils, natural flavors and emulsifiers make this a formulated sauce
Sourcing 35 · Refined starch and oils are listed, with no sourcing or production claims
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but the flavor blend includes unnamed natural flavors
Contains soybean and sunflower oils
Contains modified corn starch and natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−8 for mono- and diglycerides, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for soybean 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 Ancho pepper White distilled vinegar Modified corn starch Soybean oil Sea salt Enchilada sauce flavor (sunflower oil, extractives of jalapeno and other natural flavors, medium chain triglycerides and mono-and diglycerides and spices) Citric acid
9 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 4 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.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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