Organic Tomato Sauce

Name: Organic Tomato Sauce
Brand: Trader Joe's

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Ingredients · 6

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce healthy?

Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce scores 100/100 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 Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce?

Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce lists 6 ingredients, starting with Organic Tomato Puree, Water, Organic Tomato Paste, Sea Salt and Organic Cayenne Pepper. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Organic 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 Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce?

Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce is NOVA group 2: processed culinary ingredients. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce compare to other pasta & cooking sauces?

At 100/100 Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce sits in our top band, among the better pasta & cooking sauces we have scored.

Is Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce organic?

Yes. Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Trader Joe's Organic Tomato Sauce, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.