These are very nice and a good price the Bolognese Sauce is slightly larger
As noted below this is the same price in Tesco and Sainsburys
14 comments
nivvy34
7 May 16#12
I think you'll find if you make it yourself from natures own product, you will not encounter anywhere near the salt and sugar content of this jar no matter how much you try and justify the contents. Everyone to their own.
Kulaak to nivvy34
7 May 16#13
I like the spoon (in jar) & cook method. Much easier. :stuck_out_tongue: Just steer clear of the higher sugar varieties like Dolmio.
nihcaj to nivvy34
7 May 16#14
How do you manage in mid-December then? No fresh tomatoes then, all artificially fertilised greenhouse gas producing glasshouse grown stuff. They are totally tasteless anyway and would taste pretty foul in a sauce. Presumably you do what I do and what every Italian does and rely on processed canned or jars of tomatoes then?
Without SOME salt it all tastes drab anyway. Agreed I probably wouldn't use so much at home, but it's tiny amounts of salt and sugar we are talking here, for what? Once a week or fortnight? I would certainly use sugar at these levels anyway. As mentioned it's Dolmio and some others that are full of sugar, not these.
nihcaj
7 May 161#11
The only sauces that DO taste like making it at home. The remaining percentage is WATER, which any food I can think of contains.
Sugar now joins the target of Ill informed food fascism now that the fat myth has been put to bed, they have to have something to go on about.
Typical one eg. Tomato & Chilli
Tomato (61%), Tomato Purée, Garlic, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Parsley, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Red Chilli, Sea Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Dried Red Chilli.
1.44g of salt in half a jar, is less than 25% of daily max of 6g so not particularly high at all - if you ate 3 meals of it per day it would still be under 4.5g, and who would be eating it 3x a day?
Carbohydrate is 5.5% of which sugars are 4.8% now how much is added sugar is a bit less obvious but a can of tomatoes with nothing added at all is typically: Carbohydrate 3.6% of which sugars are 3.6%, so the amount is not very much at all - 1.2% added sugar ie. 1.2g when a level teaspoon is about 5g, it makes it a small pinch. Not quite as dramatic when you sit down and quantify it. The tomatoes that are in it are far worse, and a 100g apple has 10g of sugar which makes them really scary, and the government virtually ORDERS you to eat fruit!
nivvy34
7 May 16#10
Taste awful imo, jars are loaded with salt and sugar. " 52% tomato", goodness knows what goes into the other 48%? Make your own, much nicer and healthier.
speric07
7 May 161#9
nihcaj
7 May 16#8
I only buy them when they are this price.
106s16
6 May 16#7
And Asda
ssgczc
5 May 161#6
£1 on offer in Sainsburys as well.
Bobbajob
5 May 16#4
Also 30p back with Shopitize app.
crumpo
5 May 16#3
Good to know when I do my weekly shop on Saturday, thanks for the heads up!
agcard
5 May 16#2
and in Morrisons
Pipcola to agcard
5 May 16#5
The ones on offer in Morrisons appear to be the curry sauces
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Opening post
As noted below this is the same price in Tesco and Sainsburys
14 comments
Without SOME salt it all tastes drab anyway. Agreed I probably wouldn't use so much at home, but it's tiny amounts of salt and sugar we are talking here, for what? Once a week or fortnight? I would certainly use sugar at these levels anyway. As mentioned it's Dolmio and some others that are full of sugar, not these.
Sugar now joins the target of Ill informed food fascism now that the fat myth has been put to bed, they have to have something to go on about.
Typical one eg. Tomato & Chilli
Tomato (61%), Tomato Purée, Garlic, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Parsley, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Red Chilli, Sea Salt, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Dried Red Chilli.
1.44g of salt in half a jar, is less than 25% of daily max of 6g so not particularly high at all - if you ate 3 meals of it per day it would still be under 4.5g, and who would be eating it 3x a day?
Carbohydrate is 5.5% of which sugars are 4.8% now how much is added sugar is a bit less obvious but a can of tomatoes with nothing added at all is typically: Carbohydrate 3.6% of which sugars are 3.6%, so the amount is not very much at all - 1.2% added sugar ie. 1.2g when a level teaspoon is about 5g, it makes it a small pinch. Not quite as dramatic when you sit down and quantify it. The tomatoes that are in it are far worse, and a 100g apple has 10g of sugar which makes them really scary, and the government virtually ORDERS you to eat fruit!