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Frontera Red Chile Sauce

Contains xanthan gum

This tomato-based sauce includes New Mexico chile and organic apple cider vinegar. It has 490 mg sodium per 1/4 cup and contains cane sugar and xanthan gum.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesGluten-free (label)
$4.98 lowest price at Urban Butcher
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
35caloriesPer serving · 1/4 cup (60g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
1g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
490mg
Saturated fat
0g
From the product label
Ingredients: FILTERED WATER, DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE, FIRE-ROASTED TOMATOES, NEW MEXICO CHILE, ROASTED ONIONS, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, FIRE-ROASTED RED BELL PEPPERS, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, ROASTED GARLIC, CANE SUGAR, XANTHAN GUM, CAYENNE PEPPER, OREGANO
77 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%77
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%65
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 77
Nutrition 77 · Typical for ready meals and sauces; no added sugar per 1/4 cup
Ingredients 100 · 13 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 60 · Tomato and chile sauce with added sugar and xanthan gum
Sourcing 65 · New Mexico chile is named; other ingredients' origins aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; only the chile has a stated origin
Contains cane sugar and xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
FILTERED WATER DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE FIRE-ROASTED TOMATOES NEW MEXICO CHILE ROASTED ONIONS ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR FIRE-ROASTED RED BELL PEPPERS CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT ROASTED GARLIC CANE SUGAR XANTHAN GUM CAYENNE PEPPER OREGANO
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
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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