Sauces
Primal Kitchen Organic Steak Sauce
8.5 oz/241 g
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Certified organic
- No additives
Why it scores 60
Primal Kitchen Organic Steak Sauce scores 60 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 9 points Salt 4.7 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Organic Steak Sauce
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6.3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 4.7 g / 100 g minus 9 points
100 − 40 = 60
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [6]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 62 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12.5 g |
| Sugars | 6.3 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 4.7 g |
Serving: 1 portion (16 g)
Ingredients
- ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE (WATER, ORGANIC TOMATO PASTE)
- WATER
- ORGANIC BALSAMIC VINEGAR (ORGANIC WINE VINEGAR, ORGANIC CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST)
- ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR
- SEA SALT
- ORGANIC TAMARIND CONCENTRATE
- ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH
- ORGANIC ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE
- ORGANIC GROUND GINGER
- ORGANIC ONION POWDER
- ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER
- ORGANIC MUSTARD FLOUR
- ORGANIC DRIED SAGE
- ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER
- ORGANIC ALLSPICE
- ORGANIC CLOVES
- ORGANIC CELERY SEED
Label text, as published
ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE (WATER, ORGANIC TOMATO PASTE), WATER, ORGANIC BALSAMIC VINEGAR (ORGANIC WINE VINEGAR, ORGANIC CONCENTRATED GRAPE MUST), ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, SEA SALT, ORGANIC TAMARIND CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, ORGANIC ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC GROUND GINGER, ORGANIC ONION POWDER, ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER, ORGANIC MUSTARD FLOUR, ORGANIC DRIED SAGE, ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER, ORGANIC ALLSPICE, ORGANIC CLOVES, ORGANIC CELERY SEED
Allergens and diets
Contains: Mustard, Celery
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“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
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk