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Catanzaro’s Pasta Sauce®

Contains cane sugar

This slow-simmered tomato sauce uses olive oil, garlic and basil. Cane sugar and unspecified natural herbs and spices are also listed.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$7.99 lowest price at Catanzaro Food Products
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup (125g)
Protein
2g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
170mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
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Ingredients: Tomatoes (vine ripened fresh tomatoes, tomato puree, salt, naturally derived citric acid), Pure Olive Oil, Fresh Garlic, Fresh Basil, Onion Powder, Cane Sugar, Natural Herbs and Spices
79 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%91
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%62
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 79
Nutrition 91 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (170 mg); no added sugar per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 100 · 7 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 62 · Tomato sauce with olive oil, sugar and citric acid; slow-simmered
Sourcing 50 · No origin or growing practices are stated for the tomatoes
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but herbs and spices are not specified
Cane sugar is an ingredient
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 22, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Tomatoes (vine ripened fresh tomatoes, tomato puree, salt, naturally derived citric acid) Pure Olive Oil Fresh Garlic Fresh Basil Onion Powder Cane Sugar Natural Herbs and Spices
7 ingredients 1 to watch
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.
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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