Braising Sauce
Processing Score
7.5Highly Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
5/10Good
The processing score reflects 35 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
Nutrition Highlights
Little Or No Cholesterol Listed
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
851141006365
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size126 g
Amount per serving
Calories
130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g
6%
Saturated Fat 0.5g
3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 430mg
19%
Total Carbohydrate 19g
7%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 2g
Calcium 40mg
3%
Iron 0.7mg
4%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
22 listed · 2 flagged for reviewONIONS, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, APPLE PUREE (APPLES, ASCORBIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, SALT, CITRIC ACID PRESERVATIVE), WATER, APPLE CIDER, BROWN SUGAR, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, DIJON MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED , SALT, WHITE WINE, CITRIC ACID, TURMERIC, TARTARIC ACID, SPICES), DRIED APPLES, CRUSHED TOMATOES, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, CARROT JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED CHICKEN STOCK, MUSTARD SEEDS, SEA SALT, DRIED ONIONS, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, DRIED GARLIC, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Braising Sauce scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Fruit Products (Carrot Juice Concentrate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Cooking Sauces, this product is more processed than about 45% of the 9,519 products we've analyzed.
Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.
What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Braising Sauce's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Brown Sugar.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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About our scores and this content
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