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Vegetarian Tomato Simmer Sauce

Contains canola oil

This mild, tomato-forward simmer sauce includes onions, spices, tamarind and two oils. It contains canola oil and brown sugar; the brand says it uses small-batch African ingredients.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$11.99 lowest price at The saucy african
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Crushed Tomatoes, Fresh Onions, Canola Oil, Tomato Purée (water, tomato paste), Sea Salt, Paprika, Granulated Garlic, Granulated Onion, Black Pepper (coarse), Brown Sugar, Allspice, Ground Tamarind, Thyme, Turmeric, Citric Acid, Paprika Extract, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Fresh Garlic, Anise Extract, Spices
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 35%50
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 82 · Canola oil, 3rd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Tomato-based sauce with oil, brown sugar, extracts and citric acid
Sourcing 70 · The brand says it uses small-batch African ingredients
Transparency 55 · Full list, but some spices and extracts are unspecified
Contains canola oil
Contains brown sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
ClearShelf standard−18 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
Crushed Tomatoes Fresh Onions Canola Oil Tomato Purée (water, tomato paste) Sea Salt Paprika Granulated Garlic Granulated Onion Black Pepper (coarse) Brown Sugar Allspice Ground Tamarind Thyme Turmeric Citric Acid Paprika Extract Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fresh Garlic Anise Extract Spices
20 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
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.
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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