365 Everyday Value Organic Marinara Pasta Sauce — MUNCH

Munch or Dump rates 365 Everyday Value Organic Marinara Pasta Sauce by 365 by Whole Foods Market MUNCH — score 88/90.

This is about as honest as a jarred marinara gets: organic tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, onion, and herbs, with no added sugar and nothing engineered. Ten recognizable ingredients, all of them food. Salt is the only thing to keep an eye on.

Why this verdict

• Ten ingredients, every one a recognizable organic whole food or herb
• No added sugar or corn syrup, which many national-brand marinaras rely on
• No gums, thickeners, or natural flavors
• Extra virgin olive oil instead of a refined seed oil
• Added salt is the single sodium watch-point

Ingredients (7)

• Organic diced tomatoes (safe) — Whole tomato pieces adding texture and more real tomato.
• organic tomato puree (safe) — Cooked tomatoes and paste, the nutritious base of the sauce, rich in lycopene.
• Organic garlic puree (safe) — Whole-food aromatic.
• Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (safe) — Cold-pressed whole-fruit oil high in monounsaturated fat and polyphenols. A staple healthy fat.
• organic onions (safe) — Whole aromatic vegetable.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• Organic basil, oregano, black pepper (safe) — Real herbs and spice doing the seasoning, so no natural flavors are needed.