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Patak's Butter Chicken Simmer Sauce, 15 oz

Contains canola oil

A creamy tomato simmer sauce with spices, butter and fenugreek. It contains canola oil and 2 g added sugar per serving, and the label notes milk and traces of several nuts and coconut.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)VegetarianContains dairy
$5.00 15 oz · lowest price at Vonte's Exotic Snacks
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (63g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
<1g
Added sugar
2g
Sodium
270mg▲
Saturated fat
1.5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Water, Cream, Tomato, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Spices (Including Paprika and Smoked Paprika), Food Starch-Modified, Butter, Ginger, Garlic, Salt, Dried Onion, Canola Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate, Lactic Acid, Dried Fenugreek Leaf, Paprika Oleoresin (Color)
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%78
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 78 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (270 mg) per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 82 · Canola oil, 13th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Sauce with modified starch, canola oil and paprika color
Sourcing 50 · No origin or production practices stated
Transparency 55 · Full list includes broadly named spices and color
Contains canola oil
2 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
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 Cream Tomato Tomato Paste Sugar Spices (Including Paprika and Smoked Paprika) Food Starch-Modified Butter Ginger Garlic Salt Dried Onion Canola Oil Whey Protein Concentrate Lactic Acid Dried Fenugreek Leaf Paprika Oleoresin (Color)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 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.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
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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