The Original Hot Tomato Sauce

Name: The Original Hot Tomato Sauce
Brand: El Pato

92Clean

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce healthy?

El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce scores 92/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce?

El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce lists 7 ingredients, starting with Tomato Puree, Chili, Onion, Garlic and Spices. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce?

El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce compare to other hot sauce?

At 92/100 El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce sits in our top band, among the better hot sauce we have scored. A higher-scoring option in hot sauce is Louisiana Original Hot Sauce at 95/100.

Is El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce organic?

El Pato The Original Hot Tomato Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

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