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Sauces, from least to most processed

We track 2,964 sauces, 60% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tomato Passata.

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What makes sauces ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of sauces that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (84)

  1. 1 Tomato Passata Baresa · 500 g 1
  2. 2 Passata di Pomodoro Conserve Italia Soc. Coop. Agricola · 680g 1
  3. 3 Tomato Passata Cucina · 500 g 1
  4. 4 Tomato Purée Cucina · 200 g 1
  5. 5 Mustard powder imp Colman's · 57 g e 1
  6. 6 Oven Toasted Old Fashioned Organic Oats Trader Joe's · 18 oz (510g) 1
  7. 7 Half Fat Crème Fraîche Yeo Valley · 200g 1
  8. 8 Tomato Puree Double Concentrate Sainsbury's · 312 g 1
  9. 9 Pomegranate molasses Odysea · 250 ml 1
  10. 10 Tomato puree Duchy Organic · 200gms 1
  11. 11 Tahini Krinos · 16 oz 1
  12. 12 Colman's Dry mustard powder Colman · 113 g. 1
  13. 13 Tomato & Bacon Pasta Bake Cucina · 495 g 1
  14. 14 Organic sesami tahini Kevala · 16 oz 1
  15. 15 Steel Cut Oats Quick Millville · 25 ounces 1
  16. 16 Smashed Avocado minis Wholly Avocado · 12 oz 1
  17. 17 Ekologisk Tomatpuré Garant · 200 g 1
  18. 18 Tahini sesame paste Haddar 1
  19. 19 Tomatpuré Coop · 200 g 1
  20. 20 Tomatpuré ICA · 200 g 1
  21. 21 Pineapple Sauce Golden Farms 1
  22. 22 Ground Mustard Great Value · 45g 1
  23. 23 Liquid Aminos Bragg · 16 fl oz (1 pt) 473mL 1
  24. 24 Kumana Avocado Hot Sauce Jalapeno 1
  25. 25 Tomato and basil sauce M&S Food 1
  26. 26 Savoury Liquid Seasoning Bragg 1
  27. 27 Liquid Smoke Mesquite Wright's · 3.5 fl Oz (103 ml) 1
  28. 28 Finkrossade Tomater Coop · 400 g 1
  29. 29 Maple & Dijon Dressing Maison Orphée 1
  30. 30 Tomato Purée Double Concentrate Asda · 30 g 1
  31. 31 Sweet & Sour Cooking Sauce Tesco · 510 g 1
  32. 32 Mustard Aldi · 12 oz 1
  33. 33 Strawberry jam Forest Bounty · 340 g 1
  34. 34 Sweet and Sour Sauce Marks & Spencer · 340 g 1
  35. 35 Apple Strawberry GoGo Squeez · 4 x 90 g 1
  36. 36 Dill & Mustard Sauce Marks & Spencer 1
  37. 37 Organic Ketchup Primal Kitchen 1
  38. 38 Organic Unsweetened Ketchup 1
  39. 39 Hummus Traditional Fontaine Santé · 565 g 1
  40. 40 Low Sodium Marinara Michaels of Brooklyn 1

Showing the first 40 of 84. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Processed culinary ingredient (24)

  1. 85 Organic apple cider vinegar Acetificio Marcello Denigris · 500 ml 2
  2. 86 Rowse Greek honey Rowse · 250 g 2
  3. 87 Soy Oil Lidl · 250ml 2
  4. 88 12000436 Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar Bragg · 32 Fl oz 2
  5. 89 Organic balsamic vinegar Macro · 250ml 2
  6. 90 Apple Cider Vinegar National Fruit Product Co. Inc. 2
  7. 91 Traditional balsamic vinegar reduction Alessi 2
  8. 92 Organic distilled white vinegar 365 Everyday Value 2
  9. 93 Balsamic vinegar Alessi 2
  10. 94 Organic Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Fini Modena 2
  11. 95 Rice Vinegar Marukan 2
  12. 96 Organic Vinegar Vermont Village 2
  13. 97 100% Avocado Oil Mayonnaise Hunter & Gather · 250g 2
  14. 98 Sweet rice wine Hinode · 600 ml 2
  15. 99 Grain Flavored Distilled Vinegar Mizkan · 500 ml 2
  16. 100 Tomato Ketchup Full Circle · 17 g 2
  17. 101 Ketchup Simple Truth Organic · 17 g 2
  18. 102 Hummus Roasted Red Pepper Fontaine Santé · 454 g 2
  19. 103 Hummus Roasted Garlic Aioli Farmers Garden · 260 g 2
  20. 104 Avocado Oil Mayo Original Better Body Foods 2
  21. 105 Classic Oil & Vinegar Newman's Own · 30 g 2
  22. 106 Heinz Seriously Good Squeezy Mayonnaise Heinz · 215 g 2
  23. 107 2 Korma Paste Pots Patak's · 140 g 2
  24. 108 Yellow Vegetable Curry Cook 2

Processed food (1073)

  1. 109 Pizza Sauce Loyd Grossman 3
  2. 110 Horseradish Sainsbury's · 180g 3
  3. 111 Passata Rossoro de Toscane Mutti · 400 g - 388 ml 3
  4. 112 tomato paste Essentials · 500 g 3
  5. 113 Organic Tomato Passata Tarantella 3
  6. 114 Tomato & Mascarpone Pasta Sauce Coop · 300 g 3
  7. 115 Fischsauce An N Cuon Co. Ltd · 500ml 3
  8. 116 Passata di pomodoro La Rosina · 680 g 3
  9. 117 Tomato puree Mutti 3
  10. 118 Coconut Secret coconut aminos Soy-Free Soy Sauce Alternative Nutiva 3
  11. 119 Hard set chocolate topping Woolworths · 220 g 3
  12. 120 Organic Coconut Aminos Soy Sauce Replacement Better Body Foods 3
  13. 121 Clam juice Bar Harbor · 8 fl. oz. (240 ml) 3
  14. 122 Tomatpuré Eldorado · 800 g 3
  15. 123 Tabasco - Red Pepper Hot Sauce Avery Island LA · 57ml 3
  16. 124 16000085 Tabasco Pepper Sauce Mc. Ilhenny Co. · 60ml 3
  17. 125 The Original Louisiana Brand Hot Sauce Louisiana · 177ml 3
  18. 126 Smooth Cranberry Sauce Ocean Spray · 200 g 3
  19. 127 Pepper sauce McIhenny Company · 150ml 3
  20. 128 Louisiana sauce hot Southeastern Mills Inc. 3
  21. 129 Hot sauce imp Baumer Foods Inc. 3
  22. 130 Fish sauce Thai Taste · 200 ml 3
  23. 131 Parsley Sauce Colmans · 20 g 3
  24. 132 Smashed avocado Meadow Fresh · 100g 3
  25. 133 Nam pla fish sauce Waitrose 3
  26. 134 Passata Cherry Tomato Puree Agromonte · 360g 3
  27. 135 Tabasco sauce pepper red McIlhenny Company · 60 ml 3
  28. 136 Wild Cranberry Sauce Sainsbury's · 220g 3
  29. 137 Zesty Italian Chosen Foods · 8 oz 3
  30. 138 Avocado Mash Trader Joe's · 8 oz 3
  31. 139 Vegansk Basilikapesto Kung Markatta 3
  32. 140 Soy Sauce Kikkoman Foods Europe B.V. · 1000 g 3
  33. 141 Original Hot Sauce Sauce Shop · 160 ml 3
  34. 142 Avocado oil mayonnaise Hunter & Gather 3
  35. 143 Whole Cranberry Sauce Ocean Spray 3
  36. 144 Chili Seasoning Tajín · 400 g (14 oz) 3
  37. 145 Soy Sauce Kikkoman · 20 fl oz (591 mL) 3
  38. 146 Japanese Style Dark Soy Sauce M&s Food · 150 ml 3
  39. 147 Chili Sauce Lingham’s · 358g bottle 3
  40. 148 Mayonnaise 100% Olive Oil Classic Hunter & Gather 3

Showing the first 40 of 1,073. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (1783)

  1. 1182 Mild sweet chilli sauce Blue Dragon 4
  2. 1183 Chocolate Sauce Topping Askeys · 325 g 4
  3. 1184 Spicy Honey Sauce Trader Joe's · 12 oz 4
  4. 1185 Original Tomato Ketchup Batts · 650g 4
  5. 1186 Fish sauce 3 crabes Viet Huong Co 4
  6. 1187 French's Classic Yellow Mustard French's · 226g 4
  7. 1188 Original Tomato Ketchup Batts (Lidl) 4
  8. 1189 Tomato Ketchup Original Aldi · 500ml (550g) 4
  9. 1190 Tomato Ketchup Bramwells 4
  10. 1191 Pineapple Habanero Sauce Shop 4
  11. 1192 Ketchup Batts · 650 4
  12. 1193 Tomato Ketchup Batts · 550g 4
  13. 1194 Organic Ketchup 365 Whole Foods Market · 16.6 oz 4
  14. 1195 Choc Shot Sweet Freedom · 320g 4
  15. 1196 Tomato Ketchup Simply Heinz · 878 g (1 lb 15 oz) 4
  16. 1197 Tomato Ketchup Hellmann's 4
  17. 1198 Classic Yellow Prepared Mustard French's · 400 ml 4
  18. 1199 Yellow Mustard Heinz · 14 oz (396 g) 4
  19. 1200 Tomato Ketchup Hunts · 38 oz 4
  20. 1201 100% Natural Tomato Ketchup Hunt's 4
  21. 1202 Stone Ground Dijon Mustard French's · 12 oz 4
  22. 1203 Tomato ketchup, tomato Heinz · 32 oz 4
  23. 1204 Spicy Brown Mustard French's · 12 oz (340 g) 4
  24. 1205 Simply tomato ketchup bottle Heinz · 20 oz 4
  25. 1206 Pizza Homemade Style Sauce Ragú · 63 g 4
  26. 1207 Choc Shot Raspberry 4
  27. 1208 American Mustard Heinz · 220 ml 4
  28. 1209 Klassisk Tomatketchup Garant · 900 g 4
  29. 1210 Tomat Ketchup ICA · 540 g 4
  30. 1211 Heinz Chili Sauce Heinz · 600g 4
  31. 1212 Ketchup ICA · 970 g 4
  32. 1213 Garant Ketchup Axfood · 1 kg 4
  33. 1214 Tajin Classic Seasoning Reduced Sodium Tajin · 142 g 4
  34. 1215 Basilico Barilla · 400 g 4
  35. 1216 Sweet chili dipping sauce Marks & Spencer · 230 g e 4
  36. 1217 Tomato ketchup Aldi · 650 g 4
  37. 1218 Ketchup Asda · 970 g 4
  38. 1219 Pickle Flavoured Ketchup imp Heinz · 460g 4
  39. 1220 Curry Ketchup Heinz 4
  40. 1221 Bramwells Tomato Ketchup Aldi · 550 g 4

Showing the first 40 of 1,783. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.