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Ginny's - Original Pasta Sauce 32 oz

Contains BHA and BHT

This sweet tomato pasta sauce includes lard and natural pork juices. It also contains sugar and the preservatives BHA and BHT.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$9.50 32 oz · lowest price at Stello Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
110caloriesPer serving · 4oz (114g)
Protein
3g
Fiber
2g▲
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
390mg▲
Saturated fat
1.5g
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Ingredients: Tomatoes, Tomato Puree (water, tomato paste), Sugar, Lard (lard, BHA, BHT), Natural Pork Juices, Salt, Spices
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%73
Ingredients · counts 25%55
Processing · counts 15%50
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 73 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (390 mg), more fiber (2 g); 9.7 g added sugar per 4oz
Ingredients 55 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); BHA (additive, −15); BHT (additive, −10)
Processing 50 · Tomato sauce includes sugar, lard, BHA and BHT
Sourcing 70 · The brand says it sources seasonal produce locally from Pennsylvania farmers
Transparency 55 · Full ingredient list, but spices are not specified
Contains BHA and BHT
11 g total sugars per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−25 for bha, bht
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomatoes Tomato Puree (water, tomato paste) Sugar Lard (lard, BHA, BHT) Natural Pork Juices Salt Spices
7 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 high risk
BHA (E320)PreservativeHigh risk
IARC lists it as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B), and the US National Toxicology Program as reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen.
BHT (E321)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant with mixed results in animal studies; EFSA set a low acceptable daily intake in 2012.
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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