Sauces Roundup
We analyzed 2944 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 65)

Tomato & basil pasta sauce
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), diced tomatoes in juice (tomatoes, tomato juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), contains 2% or less of: olive oil, onions, salt, basil, garlic, spices, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Medium Taco Sauce
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), water, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, modified corn starch, spices, paprika, citric acid, green chili powder, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, onion powder.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Habanero Hot Sauce
Ingredients: Water, habanero chilis, vinegar, onion, sugar, garlic, salt, sunflower oil, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Medium Original Taco Sauce
Ingredients: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), water, corn syrup, distilled vinegar, salt, modified corn starch, spices, paprika, citric acid, green chili powder, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, onion powder,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

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

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Ingredients: WATER, BALSAMIC VINEGAR (WINE VINEGAR, CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST, CARAMEL COLOR), SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, SALT, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 2%, SPICE, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBIC ACID, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce
Ingredients: Chili, Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Distilled Vinegar, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Bisulfite, Xanthan Gum
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Veggie Ketchup No Sugar Added, Ever
Ingredients: Tomato puree (water, tomato paste), apple vegetable puree (carrot, butternut squash, spinach) vinegar, salt, onion powder, allspice
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

365 everyday value, italian herb pasta sauce
Ingredients: Organic diced tomatoes, organic tomato puree, organic extra virgin olive oil, organic onions, salt, organic dehydrated onions, organic garlic, organic dehydrated garlic, organic basil, organic oregano, organic fennel, organic black pepper, organic thyme, organic marjoram.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Garlic Alfredo
Ingredients: water, cream, soybean oil, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), butter (sweet cream, salt), modified food starch, enzyme, modified egg yolk (egg yolk, salt, enzyme), Romano cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), garlic puree (garlic, high fructose corn syrup), American sherry cooking wine (wine, grape alcohol, salt, potassium metabisulfite), salt, whey, disodium phosphate, xanthan gum, yeast extract, garlic powder, spice, natural flavors
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Real mayonnaise
Ingredients: soybean oil, water, whole eggs and egg yolks, vinegar, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta (used to protect quality), natural flavors, oleoresin paprika (for color), contains: eggs,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pesto Alla Genovese
Ingredients: basil, extra virgin olive oil, cashew flour, Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese, salt, pine nuts, potato flakes, sugar, lactic acid, ascorbic acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Japanese Barbecue Sauce Miso
Ingredients: Non-GMO Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Cane Sugar, Red Miso (Non-GMO Rice, Organic Soybeans, Sea Salt, Koji Seed), White Miso (Non-GMO Rice, Organic Soybeans, Sea Salt, Koji Seed), Organic Rice Vinegar, Mirin (Water, Rice, Koji Seed, Sea Salt), Tomato Paste, Organic Ginger, Green Onion, Organic Garlic, Organic Toasted Sesame Oil, Sea Salt Contains Wheat, Soy, Sesame
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

AUTUMNAL HARVEST Creamy PASTA SAUCE
Ingredients: TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), PUMPKIN PUREE, BUTTERNUT SQUASH PUREE, PASTEURIZED HEAVY CREAM, CARROT PUREE, CANE SUGAR, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), SALT, DRIED ONION, CITRIC % ACID (ACIDIFIER), DRIED GARLIC, DRIED PARSLEY, BLACK PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER POWDER, DRIED ROSEMARY, SAGE POWDER. % %
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Japanese Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients: Non-GMO Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Cane Sugar, Organic Honey, Organic Ginger, Mirin (Water, Rice, Koji Seed, Sea Salt), Tomato Paste, Green Onion, Organic Rice Vinegar, Organic Garlic, Sea Salt, Organic Toasted Sesame Oil
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Pickle Ketchup
Ingredients: TOMATO CONCENTRATE FROM RED RIPE TOMATOES, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, ACIDIFIED CUCUMBER JUICE (CUCUMBER JUICE, VINEGAR, SALT), SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVORING.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Variety Pack (Playful Pear / Rad Raspberry) Fruit On The Go
Ingredients: Apple, Pear, Apple Puree Concentrate, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Cinnamon, Vanilla Extract.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic mayonnaise
Ingredients: Organic expeller pressed soybean oil, water, organic egg yolks, organic whole eggs, organic distilled white vinegar, salt, organic white mustard (organic distilled vinegar, water, organic mustard seeds, salt, organic spices), organic lemon juice concentrate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Dijon Mustard
Ingredients: organic distilled vinegar, water, organic mustard seed, sea salt, organic spices, manufactured exclusively for sprouts farmers market phoenix, arizona 85054 www,sprouts,com certified organic by qai product of usa shake well before using, refrigerate
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Less-Sugar Ketchup
Ingredients: Water Tomato paste Organic apple cider vinegar Apple juice concentrate Sea salt Onion powder Garlic powder Allspice Cloves
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Balsamic vinaigrette
Ingredients: water, balsamic vinegar (red wine vinegar, red grape must), extra virgin olive oil, cane sugar, sea salt, garlic powder, xanthan gum, dried rosemary, dried thyme
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bourbon Bbq Sauce
Ingredients: Water, brown sugar, molasses, tomato paste, white distilled vinegar, corn starch, bourbon, salt, natural flavors, spices, dried onion, dried garlic, natural worcestershire flavor (water, organic soybeans, salt, spices, organic alcohol, onion powder, garlic powder).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Coconut Korma Indian Simmer Sauce Coconut Cream & Cardamom
Ingredients: Water, onion, coconut cream (extracted coconut, water), tomato paste (fresh vine-ripened tomatoes), safflower oil, ginger, spices (including paprika and turmeric), garlic, evaporated cane sugar, lemon juice concentrate, organic tapioca starch, sea salt, serrano chili.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Dairy-Free Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Ingredients: filtered water, tapioca starch, non-gmo expeller pressed: canola and/or safflower oil, coconut oil, sea salt, vegan natural flavors, pea protein isolate, tricalcium phosphate, cane sugar, lactic acid (vegan), xanthan gum, yeast extract, titanium dioxide (a naturally occurring mineral), annatto (color), onion,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Titanium Dioxide

Mayonnaise
Ingredients: organic soybean oil, water, organic egg yolk, organic distilled vinegar, organic cane sugar, organic mustard seed, organic lemon juice concentrate, organic natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original ranch fat free dressing
Ingredients: Water, corn syrup, maltodextrin, sugar, modified food starch, buttermilk*; salt, less than 2% of: spices, onion, garlic, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures)*, natural flavors, egg yolk*, soy lecithin*, monoglycerides*, artificial color, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, phosphoric acid, disodium phosphate, with potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, dl-alpha-tocopherol and calcium disodium edta added to preserve freshness, onion+, garlic+, vinegar, xanthan gum, cultured nonfat milk.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

BBQ Sauce Roasted Garlic
Ingredients: TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), BROWN SUGAR, VINEGAR, ROASTED GARLIC PUREE, SUGAR, ROASTED GARLIC POWDER, SALT, CORN STARCH, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (VINEGAR, MOLASSES, CORN SYRUP, WATER, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, SPICES, TAMARIND, NATURAL FLAVOR), MOLASSES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, GROUND RED PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Organic Original Hummus
Ingredients: ORGANIC STEAMED CHICKPEAS (CHICKPEAS, WATER) ORGANIC SESAME TAHINI, BLEND OF OILS (ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), SEA SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC, CITRIC ACID, ORGANIC CUMIN, ORGANIC GUAR GUM.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Olive garden signature italian dressing
Ingredients: Water, soybean oil, distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, eggs, romano cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), dehydrated garlic, spice, xanthan gum, dextrose, annatto color, calcium disodium edta added to protect flavor, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Basil Pesto
Ingredients: Nutrition Facts Servings: about, Serv, size: 114 cup (60g), Amounter sering: Calories 60, Total Fat 1g 24% DV), Sat Fat 3g (15% DV), Trans Fat0g, Cholest, <5mg (1% DV), Sodium 550mg (24% DV), Total Carb 4g (1% DV), Fiber 1g (4% DV), Total Sugars 1g (Incl Og Added Sugars, 0% DV), Protein 3g, Vit D (4% DV, Calcium (8% DV), lron (0% DV), Potas (2% DV) INGREDIEITS: BASIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, EXTRA VIRGNORE OL • GRANA PADANO DOP CHEESE COW MILK, SALT, REMNET BS (ISOTIME PRESERVATVE), CASHEW NUTS, POTATO STARSH * POTATO FLAKES SODIUM METABSULPHITE PRESERVATIE, * HE FRONSHEPS MIK SHEEP MILK SAL, RAMET BUNS STROP SAL, PEROTS, GARLIC, PLANORS, LACTICADD
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
