Sauces Roundup
We analyzed 2944 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 43)

Country gravy mix
Ingredients: Enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), maltodextrin, food starch-modified, palm oil, corn syrup solids, salt, contains less than 2%: chicken fat, chicken, bacon fat, garlic, spices, sugar, nonfat milk, natural flavors, sodium caseinate, whey protein concentrate, whey, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn, soy, and wheat), mono & diglycerides, soy flour, turmeric, disodium guanylate and inosinate (flavor enhancers).
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Sweet sour sauce
Ingredients: Water, sugar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), vinegar, modified corn starch, tomato paste, pineapple juice concentrate, onion powder, carmine (color), dehydrated green bell pepper, sodium benzoate: less than 1/10 of 1% as a preservative, citric acid, garlic powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, spice.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
- ● High Sugar Content

Italian Dressing with Garlic and Asiago Cheese
Ingredients: Canola oil, water, distilled vinegar, cider vinegar, salt, pepperoncini (peppers, water, vinegar, salt, citric acid, sodium benzoate as a preservative, sodium bisulfate to preserve color), extra virgin olive oil, contains less than 2% of: garlic*, asiago cheese (pasteurized part skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, cellulose), romano cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), onion*, spice, red bell pepper*, lemon juice concentrate, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate and calcium disodium edta as preservatives, natural flavor, maltodextrin, vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), yeast extract, beta carotene, sunflower oil. *dried
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Tomato Ketchup
Ingredients: TOMATO CONCENTRATE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, CORN SYRUP, SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF: SPICE, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Restaurant Style Salsa, Medium
Ingredients: Tomatoes (contains tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), jalapeno peppers, water, onions, tomato paste, contains 2% or less of salt, citric acid, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, sodium benzoate (preservative), white distilled vinegar.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Restaurant Style Mild Salsa
Ingredients: Tomatoes in tomato juice (contains citric acid [to acidify], calcium chloride [firming]), jalapeno peppers, water, onions, tomato paste, contains 2% or less of salt, citric acid (to acidify), spices, dehydrated garlic, onion powder, sodium benzoate (preservative), white vinegar.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Food Club Chocolate Flavored Syrup
Ingredients: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, WATER. SUGAR, COCOA, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM POLYSORBATE 60 (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Traditional Pasta sauce
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), diced tomatoes in tomato juice, sugar, vegetable oil (cottonseed oil, canola oil, soybean oil), salt, dehydrated garlic, onion powder, spices, citric acid, dehydrated parsley
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fire roasted mexican red salsa medium ounce
Ingredients: Tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, onions, garlic, vinegar, carrots, salt, paprika extract, sesame oil, and spices.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Roasted Onion & Garlic Pasta Sauce
Ingredients: Diced tomatoes in juice (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), extra virgin olive oil, salt, sugar, roasted garlic, roasted red onions, roasted yellow onions, dehydrated onions, vinegar, garlic powder, spices.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pasta sauce
Ingredients: Diced tomatoes in juice (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), tomato paste, water, garlic, canola oil, extra virgin olive oil, basil, salt, spices.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Thousand Island Dressing & Spread
Ingredients: Vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or canola oil), tomato puree (tomato paste, water), relish (pickles, sugar, water, vinegar, salt, red bell pepper, natural flavors, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate, polysorbate 80), sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, less than 2% of: egg yolks, onion*, titanium dioxide (color), xanthan gum, mustard flour, red bell peppers*, phosphoric acid, propylene glycol alginate, dextrose, natural flavors, polysorbate 60, oleoresin paprika (color), spices, oleoresin turmeric (color), potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate and calcium disodium edta (preservatives).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Teriyaki Sauce & Marinade
Ingredients: Soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), water, sugar, wine, high fructose corn syrup, salt, vinegar, sodium benzoate: less than 1/10 of 1% as a preservative, onion powder, garlic powder, natural flavor, caramel color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Creamy Poppyseed
Ingredients: high fructose corn syrup mat ne soybean oil, modified food starch, salt cn than 2% of dried sour cream (cream culture), whey, poppy seeds dred onnins austard felure polysorbate 60, xanthan glm. giar gim gea grse (color), potassium sorbate and caloum dsi (to protect flavor)- contains: milk. cilttfedshim kraft heinz foods company chicago, il 60601 kraft heins resrigsrate aftsropenng shake s 0. 21000 64199 recipes at kraftciressings.com 04050038135800
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Spicy Honey Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients: SUGAR, VINEGAR, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, HONEY, SALT, 2% MOLASSES, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, SPICE, MUSTARD FLOUR, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONIONS, PAPRIKA, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Mango salsa
Ingredients: Diced tomatoes, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), diced mangoes (mangoes, cane sugar, water, pectin, natural flavors, lemon juice concentrate, ascorbic acid), brown sugar (cane sugar, molasses), jalapeno peppers, red bell peppers, onions*, salt, distilled vinegar, lime juice concentrate, natural flavor, cilantro*, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bac'N Buds
Ingredients: Soy flour, soybean oil with tbhq added to protect freshness, less than 2% of hydrolyzed soy protein, yeast extract, natural smoke flavor, sunflower oil, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dextrose, dried yeast, caramel color, red 3, red 40, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (cotton seed oil and soybean oil), soy lecithin, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients: filtered water, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, sugar, dijon mustard, concentrated lemon juice, less than 2% of extra virgin olive oil, salt, spice, garlic, onion, xanthan gum, natural flavor, dried garlic, dried onion
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Fig Balsamic
Ingredients: Organic Balsamic Vinegar (Organic Wine Vinegar, Organic Concentrated Grape Must), Filtered Water, Organic Pear Juice Concentrate, Organic Spicy Brown Mustard (Water, Organic Vinegar, Organic Mustard Seed, Salt, Organic Turmeric), Organic Fig Paste, Organic Corn Starch, Organic Tara Gum, Organic Black Pepper.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Balsamic vinegar aged
Ingredients: Concentrated grape must, wine vinegar, caramel.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Pesto with basil
Ingredients: Basil, extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, parmesan cheese (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), romano cheese (cultured part-skim cow's milk, salt, enzymes), reduced lactose whey, water, whey protein concentrate, pine nuts, garlic puree, walnuts, salt, spice.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Honey Dijon Mustard
Ingredients: Distilled vinegar, water, #1 grade mustard seed, sugar, honey, salt and spices.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Squeezable Guacamole, Restaurant Style, Medium
Ingredients: Avocado, Jalapeño Pepper (jalapeño pepper, water, sugar, salt), Salt, Contains 1% or less of Vines, lemon juice Concentrate, *Onion, *Garlic, *Red Bell Pepper, *Jalapeno pepper, *Cilantro, Ascorbic Acid, Xanthan Gum. *Dehydrated
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tabasco® brand pepper sauce
Ingredients: Distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Apple cinnamon
Ingredients: APPLE PUREE, APPLEPUREE CONCENTRATE, CNNAMON, ASCORBIC ACID TO MAINTAIN COLOR.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tabasco® brand pepper sauce
Ingredients: Distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tomato Sauce, No Salt Added
Ingredients: _TOMATO_ PUREE (WATER, _TOMATO_ PASTE), WATER, LESS THAN 2% OF: CITRIC ACID, ONION POWDER, _GARLIC_ POWDER, RED PEPPER
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Roasted Garlic Medium Salsa
Ingredients: Ripe tomatoes, onions, apple cider vinegar, fire roasted garlic, fresh jalapeno peppers, fresh pasilla peppers, cilantro, sea salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Tomato ketchup
Ingredients: organic tomato concentrate, organic cane sugar, organic distilled vinegar, sea salt, organic onion powder, organic spices, organic garlic powder
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Double Roasted Tomato Salsa With Roasted Onion & Jalapeno, Medium
Ingredients: Fire-roasted tomatoes, filtered water, roasted onions, fire-roasted jalapeno peppers, roasted garlic, cilantro, salt, organic white distilled vinegar, tomato paste, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
