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Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce

Tomato Basil Sauce

82Clean

Ingredients · 8

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Common questions

Is Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce healthy?

Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce scores 82/100 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 Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce?

Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce lists 8 ingredients, starting with Italian Whole Peeled Tomatoes, Olive Oil, Onions, Basil and Garlic. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil 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 Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce?

Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil 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 Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce compare to other canned goods?

At 82/100 Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce sits in our top band, among the better canned goods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in canned goods is Trader Joe's Organic Garbanzo Beans Made with Sea Salt at 98/100.

Is Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce organic?

Rao's Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce is not certified organic in our data.

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