Vegetables based foods

Hunt's Canned Whole Tomatoes

Name: Canned Whole Tomatoes
Brand: Hunt's

28 oz (794 g)

Excellent out of 100 High confidence

Why it scores 89

Hunt's Canned Whole Tomatoes scores 89 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
minus 2.5 points Calcium chloride: An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). Info
minus 1 points Salt 0.4 g / 100 g: Contains some salt. Strong

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Canned Whole Tomatoes

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Ingredients

Calcium chloride minus 2.5 points

Info An additive class typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

subtotal−2.5

Processing

Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points

Emerging Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. [1]

subtotal−8

Nutrition per 100 g

subtotal−1

TOTAL 89Excellent

100 − 11.5 = 88.5 → 89

Serving: 1 portion (121 g)

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.

Label text, as published

Tomatoes, Tomato Juice, less than 2% of: Salt, Citric Acid, Calcium Chloride.

Always check the package: recipes change.

Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

doi.org
Sodium reduction (fact sheet)

World Health Organization · May 11, 2026 · Agency assessment

“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”

who.int